There exists within the human being a tendency to belong, to be a member. What does this say about us? Perhaps it is loud and clear among most of us: SOLITUDE IS SO PAINFUL.
Jesus said (in today's gospel)
"I belong to what is above.
Your belong to this world..."
(John 8:23)
Why, then, did Jesus agree to leave the Father and the Holy Spirit to become a part of our world, to join us on our journey? Is the heavenly kingdom empty? boring? dull?
Jesus joined us for a specific reason: he, along with the Father and the Holy Spirit SO LOVED YOU, me and every child of God that he wanted to take us and our world into his punctured hands -- and our sin-damaged world to guve us to the Father and to give us the heavenly kingdom.
D you find this difficult to accept or believe? If so, quite simply and straightforwardly, that is living in a world of separation from the Creator. You and I, we were God-designed and for a singular purpose: we are made for God. In you annot accept this reality, do not be surprised by a life of unrest, a world of struglle.
And what then is our basic and ultimate orientation? The answer is one word: GOD! Or in a simple sentence: I belong to the Creator God.
