23rd Week, Wednesday, Sept 10
Col 3:1-11 / Luke 6:20-26
You are in Christ's company; Seek what is above.
Hugh Martin tells this story in The Parables of the Gospels. A working man admired a lovely vase in a shop window. He bought it and placed it in his room. The lovely vase made him see how ugly his room really was. So, he cleaned his room and painted it. Next, he bought curtains for the windows. Then he repaired the broken furniture. Gradually, he transformed what was once an ugly room into something worthy of the lovely vase.
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In a similar way, Paul exhorts the Colossians to transform their lives into something worthy of the lovely Christ, who dwells in their hearts.
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What are some ugly things in our lives that need transforming to be worthy of Jesus? "Christ came when all things were growing old. He made them new." Augustine of Hippo
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