In today's first reading, Romans 5: 12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21, St. Paul reminds us our connectedness and the ripple effect of both good and evil, saying: "Through one man sin entered the world, and through sin, death, and thus death came to all..., inasmuch as all sinned. If, [however,] that one person's transgression the many died, how much more did the grace of God and the gracious gift of the one man Jesus Christ overflow for the many..." In other words, "how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the gift of justification come to reign in life through the one Jesus Christ."
Jesus Christ shows us how to live life to the full as a human being. All that we do--good or evil, that which is holy or that which is sinful--touches everyone, has an impact on other people's lives! The good we do multiplies grace upon grace! Unfortunately, there are those who teach others to do evil. And sin, as St. Paul says in today's first reading, brings death to all!
An I one who fills the earth with goodness and teach others to do the same or am I one who propagates evil and teaches others to do the same?
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