The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

The children of this age marry and remarry; but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise.

We are all sons and daughters of the resurrection. Besides the cross, the resurrection is the foundational symbol of our faith. We believe that we suffer and die in this life so that we might rise and celebrate in the next. Our lives can seem barren and unfruitful in terms of money, fame, pleasure, and other worldly things, but if we have faith, act in hope, and love God and His children to the best of our ability, then our lives have been a success. God has not put us on this earth to exult ourselves and prosper materially. These things might happen to us, but they are not the goal of our lives. Instead, we are called by God to live sacrificial lives in imitation of Christ and accept our role as children of God. When we do this, our hearts are made happy, our minds are given clarity, and our wills choose what is right because our entire being is pointed not toward this life, but toward the resurrection and life everlasting.

Is the way we are living worthy of attaining the resurrection? If not, then what can we do to make the resurrection a central part of our lives? How can we embody the spirit of the resurrection in our thoughts, words, and works?

O Lord, we want to be worthy of the resurrection.

Amen.