Friday within the 22nd week of Year C. Colossians 1: 15-20; Luke 5:33-39
"In Him, all things were made." What a powerful statement from St. Paul this morning. Christ is the eternal Word of God, who was with God and who is God(John 1:1). Through Him, all things, visible and invisible, were made. All creation is good. For St. Augustine, this description of St. Paul is important as it reaffirms not only the divinity of Christ, his pre-exstence, but also that creation is a join act of the Holy Trinity, who created from nothing ("Ex Nihilo"). We, and the whole whole creation, are the result of God's loving act. All creation belongs to God and has been redeemed by Christ. In him and by his blood, we have the redemption of our sins (Ephesians 1:7).
All honor and glory be given to God through Jesus Christ forever and ever. Amen.
Jesus, I trust in you
Fr. Georges sac