March 23
Mercy and fullness of redemption
ow perfect I
might think myself, how advanced in wisdom, if only I could qualify as
a true disciple of Jesus crucified, for God has made him not only our wisdom
but also our righteousness, our holiness, and our freedom! If anyone is
nailed to the cross with Christ he is altogether wise, righteous, holy,
and free. Wise, because he has been raised with Christ above the earth,
and now seeks and understands the things of heaven; righteous, because
sin has been put to death in him and he is no longer enslaved to it; holy,
because he has offered himself to God as a living sacrifice, consecrated
and acceptable to him; free, because the Son of God has redeemed him, and
in freedom of spirit he can now boldly repeat the Son's confident words:
The prince of this world is on his way, but he has no claim on me.
Truly there is mercy and fullness of redemption with our crucified Lord.
So completely has he redeemed Israel from all its iniquity that it is now
acquitted of any accusation that the prince of this world could make against
it.
From John E. Rotelle, O.S.A., Tradition Day by Day: Readings from
Church Writers. Augustinian Press. Villanova, PA, 1994.
HTML text prepared by David P. Steelman
