We are all precious to God

THERE is no doubt that we are all precious to God.

Regardless of how we are or how we behave, the fundamental attitude

God has toward us is that of his tremendous love for us.

  

            In the first place, we have been created in his very image

and likeness, endowing us with the capacity to know and to love so

that we can enter in a most intimate way in the very life of our

Creator. As creatures, we just don’t come from God and belong to him

in some physical or material way. We come and belong to him in a very

intimate way.

  

            And even when we fell from grace, God continues to love us

by continuing to care for us until he sent his Son who became man to

save us. And the redemption was no mean feat at all. Christ had to die

on the cross for us. By so doing, he assumed all our sinfulness

without committing sin just to release us from the bondage of sin with

his own resurrection.

  

            The realization of this fundamental truth of our faith

should be made more widespread and appreciated. It’s amazing that even

at this time of intense exchange of information, many are still

ignorant of this heart-warming truth.

  

            That realization should make us happy and confident, and

instead of being spoiled by it, we should use it to spur us to do a

lot of good, to love God and everybody else in return. That is

precisely is what God wants most of all. We have to return love with

love.

  

            Yes, we may still have our own weaknesses and

imperfections, we may still commit mistakes and sins, but as long as

we rectify ourselves as soon as we can, everything would just be fine.

God readily forgives. Not only that. He also grants us the specific

graces we need to help us in our weaknesses and imperfections.

   

            We have to process this tremendous truth of our faith well

so that we would always be aware of the real dignity we have without

being spoiled by it. We have to process it in such a way that the end

effect is that we become happy, confident, eager to do a lot of good

and at the same time humble, simple, thankful and sharply aware of

where this amazing dignity of ours comes from.

             This is, of course, a delicate task that needs a lot of

humility and help from everyone, the first one being that of God. Yes,

we need to count on the help of everyone to make this wonderful truth

of our faith be incarnated in our lives.

  

            If we carry out this task successfully, for sure there

will be a great improvement in the lives of people, there will be

greater love and understanding among all of us, and even the economy

and our social and political lives will make big strides of progress

proper to us.

  

            We would somehow put into history the dark side of our

humanity, and make our sojourn here in this world a real and worthy

anteroom of heaven, our definitive home. Let’s hope that we do not

consider this wish a pipe dream. Rather, let us try to make this dream

into reality. To be sure, God has already given us all the means for

this.

  

            It would be good that every morning, before we start to do

our daily routine, we consider this truth of our faith and make it a

driving force for the day. Let’s always remember that each one of us

is very precious to God!