10. March 12 ,2014- Tenth day of Lent

The Church- Unity of Souls 

When God created man He made him single at first but He found that it is not right for man to be lonely and created Eve. All animals that we see around are not made single but with pairs or they are living in social groups . we find a mutual understanding, sharing, respect and sacrificing nature among these groups. When we look at the plants and trees, the trees are with a mass group of branches and leaves, flowers and fruits, together they grow with mutual sharing.

God planned His creation in such a way "unity is strength".the unity in work, the unity in dedication, the unity in efforts, the unity for sharing and suffering for others. Amongst the diversified characters the souls must remain united in God.

When we journey through life there may have been number of situations while we failed fighting alone. We needed the help of our partner,children,relatives or friends or co-workers to tide over the crisis. In the same way we must join our souls with others to offer a helping mind and hand to those in need. There are many things in life that we cannot face alone. The load of it cannot be managed by our own souls. This is when Church comes to our life. 

A marvelous place were at them same time hundreds or thousands of mind and souls unify together in God. When we think of the "Mass", even though the timings are different between many places, at one part of the hemisphere we can find the unity of souls, millions of them, at the same time..the incense of prayers arising at the same time to the Lord. Let us expand "MASS"- Multitude Aggregated in Souls Submission at the same time.In Church , in the Mass, we all join together to God, to His sacrifice for us and to His compassionate love for us. 

1 Corinthians 12 gives us a marvelous answer for this: 

"God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.  If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, yet one body." 

-1 Corinthians 12:18-20

"God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it,  that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.  If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored,all rejoice together.

Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.  And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing,helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues." 1 Corinthians 12:24-28

In this Lent, let us join our souls together to be whole in God. Let us see the hearts of others and their needs.Let us join with all and pray with sincere love towards others, for there is living God in all of us. For it is said;

"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."Mathew 18:20

The Church is our foundation from were we learn to join our souls to the soul of God in unity for making His kingdom Whole. In this lent, let us be able to make ourselves pure and to join together our souls with others to feel Gods love midst us. Amen

Reading:

1 Corinthians 12