Living in Christ

As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.- Galatians 3 :27

As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him.- Colossians 2 :6

Today in the time of adoration jesus told me: Have you reflected on

 * the journey from crucified Jesus to resurrected/ascended Jesus?

Then Jesus gently spoke to me about this journey. 

When Jesus was on the cross, he couldn't do anything physically. He was completely fixated on the cross. But what he did spiritually inside was amazing. Hanging on the cross , Jesus thirsted? Jesus prayed :' father , forgive them as they do not know what they are doing'. He promised paraidse experience to the repented thief who prayed ' remember me when you come into your kingdom ' 

Jesus commended his soul completely to heavenly father and gave his spirit.

The body of Jesus was brought down and laid on mothers bossom. Mother looks at us, asking us to, come and comfort my son. Christ was placed in her bossom the same way as it was during his birth. Mother took him in her bossom and looked at us - Jesus- the savior. Jesus showed me a contrasting image of both.

Mothers looks are different in both circumstances. 

Jesus was helpless both times and had to be carried. One time he was born in flesh and now died to flesh. His fleshly body was embalmed and placed in sepulchure. But conquering the freshly body Jesus rose outpouring in spiritual realm of existence. Appearing to all who accompanied him. He did not heal or do deliverances anymore like he was to do in flesh but Jesus was preaching peace and good news to all who were accompanying him , entrusting them with their mission and breaking holy spirit into them.

He strengthened all and went to be one in father bringing down the Holy Spirit in each.

So , in this journey , when.are on the experience of cross, when we feel trapped or helpless in a situation ,nailed to our daily cross, we must learn to forgive , to thirst for souls, to give paradise experience to those in same sufferings, to commend your spirit in trust to God, leave the freshly life to God.

Leave your freshly body in Christ and rise in spiritual life always doing heavens wish , resting in Jesus. Your old self is crucified in Christ, now the life you live is Christ's life. Christ's says " deny your self, take up your daily crosses ans follow me' . Yes we have to follow Jesus.

Commend your spirit to father and forgive. When you are helpless frozen or nailed to cross or feel lifeless, offer yourself to mother and seek her intercession .

Then Jesus reflected in me 

the journey:

 * from palm leaves to the cross. 

This was a journey of intense sufferings on flesh. But jesus accepted it leaving himself in trust to Abba father. He abandoned himself to father's will, then heavenly help came upon him. With heavenly help, strengthened by angels, he could stand firm in persecutions mocking flogging and carrying the cross of sins of whole world and at same time comforting the women in the way of the cross , meeting mother and his beloved people. So, in times of sufferings surrender your self and pray to get heavenly help. So that in sufferings we are hidden undet the wings of Christ and will not complain but offer ourselves for the mission of salvation in Christ, no matter how hard the times are.

* From baptism to palm leaves

This was a life completely doing father's will. Jesus filled himself in night with father's will, with what father showed him. Father's strength flowed through him while in the freshly life, he was father's word made flesh. He did not speak anything other than what father said, he did nothing other than what father showed. His food was to accomplish father's will.

 Hebrews 10:5-7 says: "when Christ came into the world, he said,

“Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me; 6 in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure.

7 Then I said, ‘See, God, I have come to do your will, O God"

* From manger to baptism

Jesus was obedient to his earthly father and mother. He got trained and matured learning his first foundation steps from.earthly guardians/earthly elders that heavenly father appointed.

Luke 2 says "51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart.

52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor."

Jesus told that these are different levels of spiritual growth crushing out the seed coat of flesh and growing in freedom of spirit. Imitate Christ.

Let us pray

Lord Jesus,

Teach me to walk Your path—

from hidden obedience to faithful surrender,

from suffering to resurrection.

When I am weak, help me trust.

When I am wounded, help me forgive.

When I am lost, draw me into Your will.

Crucify what is not of You in me,

and raise me into Your life.

I place my spirit in Your hands.

Let me live no longer for myself,

but for You alone.

Amen.

Jesus, help us to find what we have lost

Lack of love is the greatest poverty... where there is frustration, fights and misbehaviors there is lack of love..the humanity is wounded..that child is wounded..let us love one another ...the face of love and act of love is JESUS..he came to seek,find and save the lost by sacrificing His own life.

Let us pause and reflect: what have we lost from our lives? Peace, kindness, forgiveness, faith? Let us turn back and pray, “Jesus, help us to find what we have lost.”

Let us choose reconciliation over division, love over resentment, and compassion over indifference. 

Let us reconcile..because before we realize, our time in this world ticks off like a dew in morning. Let us strive to gain in Jesus - our life eternal .

Presenting Jesus from the Temple of My Heart.

 The Fourth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary: The presentation of Jesus in the temple of Jerusalem:  

 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord- Luke 2:22

As I was meditating on this Joyful mystery of the Holy Rosary before the Holy Eucharist, God’s grace inspired a gentle yet piercing question within me:  Mother Mary and St. Joseph presented Jesus in humble perfection, immaculate as the Lord gave him to them and  they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord.

What if you were asked to present Jesus?  What will be his state?

What is the state of Jesus who lives inside you?

Is He wounded and disfigured? Is He still immature and struggling to grow? Is He crucified and lifeless within me? Or is He risen and alive?

As I reflected, I saw a painful truth about my own heart. The Jesus living within me appeared wounded—whipped and tortured. And I knew that these wounds were not caused by others, but by my own actions and attitudes.

Each time I judge others, I strike Him again.

Each time I complain, I whip Him once more.

Each time I fail to recognize the goodness in others and instead seek my own glory or comfort, I wound Him deeply.

In my prayer, I saw a tender image of Mother Mary holding the wounded Jesus before me. The sight was both sorrowful and full of love. 

Seeing Him like this, I asked with a sincere heart:

"How can I heal my Jesus?"

The answer came quietly but clearly.

Every time I judge, complain, or live without gratitude, I torture Jesus again and again. These attitudes diminish the life of Christ within me and bring pain to the One who gives life to my soul.

Jesus is the very life of my soul. When I wound Him through my thoughts, words, and actions, I am also wounding my own soul.

St Paul reminds us in Galatians 2:20:

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."

Christ truly lives within the believer. My life is no longer merely my own—it is Christ living in me.

The Scriptures also remind us that our true life is hidden in Him:

"For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God." — Colossians 3:3

This means that the deepest reality of our soul is united with Christ Himself. When we live in grace, our life is inseparably joined to His life.

Yet His mercy is endless. Each time I receive Him in Holy Communion, Jesus gives Himself completely again. He pours His life into me anew, offering healing, renewal, and grace.

Because of this, I must live each moment with a deep awareness: the living Jesus dwells within me.

My words, my attitudes, and my actions must reflect that sacred reality.

I must guard my heart so that I do not wound Him through judgment, complaints, pride, or ingratitude. Instead, I am called to see Jesus not only within myself, but also within every person I meet.

When I recognize Jesus living in others, I begin to love differently. I speak differently. I treat others with reverence and compassion. To love Jesus within me means to love others as He loves them.

This reflection leaves me with a simple but powerful calling:

Love the Jesus who lives in you. And love one another as Jesus loves you.

When we live this way—with humility, gratitude, and mercy—the wounded Christ within us is slowly healed, and His life begins to shine through us for the world to see.

Prayer:

I love you, Jesus, my Love, above all things. I repent with my whole heart for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always; and then do with me as you will.  Amen.