"For all mankind that shall be saved by the sweet Incarnation and blissful Passion of Christ, all is the Manhood of Christ: for He is the Head and we be His members."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 51)
Scripture uses very intimate images to describe the connection between us and Christ. John 15 says that Christ is the true vine and we are branches on the vine. 1 Corinthians 12 says that Christ is the head and we are members of His body. The connection we have to Christ is close, perfect and strong. We are truly part of Him! All that we need flows naturally from Christ to us. All His love and strength and goodness flows into and through us. We are an expression of Christ on earth, identified with Him in every way. Christ has joined with our humanity and considers us all parts of His body. Not all may see or know this yet, not all may experience this yet, but the truth of the union is there to be discovered. We have a secret reservoir of hope, joy, peace and love within us. We have a continuous connection to God. We are so close to Christ we are simply one. And all that is Christ's comes to us not just in abundance, but overabundance. This is resurrection life flowing through us! We are part of the risen Christ and therefore we are experiencing the victorious life right now in our everyday life on earth. We have the joy of eternity inside us, the peace that passes understanding. We have the mind of Christ, the power that raises from the dead, the hope of glory. We are more than conquerors through Him, carried along from blessing to blessing, all things working to good. We are light in the Lord, radiant with His beauty. Every day we walk around expressing Christ's life and love to this world. We are His hands and feet and we spread His encouragement and kindness everywhere we go. He is on display in these human bodies. It's an effortless thing for us, for He is taking care of everything, Christ living through us as we simply be ourselves and go about our days. It's the most natural thing in the world for it is how God always meant to live, in union with humans! We are simply His favorite place to be, and He loves living in and with and through us. Nothing is ordinary for us; everything is supernatural. Heaven has come to earth, and it's Christ in us!
"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."
1 Corinthians 12:27 (NIV)
"Discover God himself as your inexhaustible inner source."
Philippians 2:13 (MIRROR)
A Prayer: I love living life together with You!