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A Holy Life
When we use our gifts in God's service, the personal Body of Christ in us gradually becomes a holy body. Blaise Pascal writes, "The serene, silent beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world." Paul challenges his Roman friends, "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship." 1
Holy Activity
When we act in the world, we subject God to that activity whether holy or profane. Paul applies the body analogy to Corinthians, "Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself?" "But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit." 2 Holiness is wholeness in the Master's hand. It is the life time process of being made perfect. A bent and battered chalice may not stand upright but a silver smith can straighten the twisted stem. He can knock out the dent and re-silver it as good as new. This is how God works in our lives. He delivers us back just as if we had never fallen short of his perfect standard! God hammers out all our dents and imperfections as he makes us holier.
Questions for Discussion
1. Describe your own entry into the Mystical Body.
Notes
1Romans 12.1. 21 Corinthians 6.15,17.
"Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself?"
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