We Share Humanity With Christ

Thank You, Jesus. 

First reading	Hebrews 2:14-18 ©

He took to himself descent from Abraham

Since all the children share the same blood and flesh, Christ too shared equally in it, so that by his death he could take away all the power of the devil, who had power over death, and set free all those who had been held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death. For it was not the angels that he took to himself; he took to himself descent from Abraham. It was essential that he should in this way become completely like his brothers so that he could be a compassionate and trustworthy high priest of God’s religion, able to atone for human sins. That is because he has himself been through temptation he is able to help others who are tempted.

We all share the human condition with Jesus.  He was born, lived a day to day life, worked in the hot sun, tried to keep warm at night, loved his mother and father, cried when Joseph, his earthly father passed away, felt the pain of separation when He started working outside of his home and finally felt the overwhelming sadness of betrayal and underwent the horrible pains of a criminals death although He was an innocent lamb. In our lives, we will experience everything that Jesus did. He came to show us how to live, how to work, how to love one another and how to trust God and finally how to die. 

But Jesus did not stop with death.  Had he stopped at that point He would have proven Himself to be just another prophet and not the Messiah that was hoped for.  When death claimed Him and the devil laughed at the foolishness of the Cross, Jesus played His trump card, He destroyed death and made it our fate to be resurrected as He was and to live forever with Him, and the Father and the Holy Spirit in heaven. 

As you go about your day, think of all the wonderful things Jesus has done for you and of all of the possibilities He has opened for you by being born, living, dying, and rising.  The future for you is bright.  Nothing can stop you from fulfilling your destiny as a Child of God.