Paul’s words are a reminder not so much that we are not citizens of a our nation or state. Rather Paul speaks actually about what we heard so often during the presidential campaign: change, reform.
The great apostles uses this sentence to remind us that, as followers of Jesus Christ, our mission, our lives as citizens of our country, is to know what heavenly citizenship is and to live our lives with the principles we know are standard fare in the kingdom of heaven.
Paul’s expectation places the bar quite high for us. Yet, living the kind of life expected of us is not impossible. We can live a life that reflects the citizenship of heaven.
Prayer is important in living as the gospels, the teachings of Jesus and our Church instruct us. More often than not the way we live our lives, the way we reflect our citizenship is often is a reflection of how we pray.
Prayer is important in living as the gospels, the teachings of Jesus and our Church instruct us. More often than not the way we live our lives, the way we reflect our citizenship is often is a reflection of how we pray.
In just a few weeks we American citizens will reflect the heavenly citizenship that we seek to live while we are alive in this country as we gather around a Thanksgiving table. In prayers of blessings and special liturgies that day we will strengthen our prayer for peace among nations and people. We will strengthen our resolve to make love for one another as the basis for our laws.
Today we can ask ourselves this question: Do I truly understand the depth of Paul’s sentence – "Our citizenship is in heaven."
