GOD’S original
will for us has not changed at all despite
the mess we created. That original will continues to be
his ultimate
will for us. And that is that we truly become his image
and likeness,
meant to share in his life and nature in our definitive
status which
we hope to obtain at the end of time in heaven.
We have to be
clear about this fundamental truth about us,
especially since it is about our primordial relation with
our Creator.
Yes, in spite of the total unworthiness we all feel about
this
God-given dignity of ours, that truth holds. We cannot do
anything to
change or modify it. We just have to accept it and try
our best to
comply with God’s will for us.
We need to
proclaim this truth more widely, because in
spite of the significant catechesis done since time
immemorial, this
truth has not yet entered deep in the minds and hearts of
many people.
Many are still ignorant of it or have not realized the
full
implications of such truth.
Of course,
there are those who still need to be convinced
that there is God and that we come from him and not just
from our
parents. They certainly require a major conversion. But
even among
those who are supposed to be believers already, it cannot
be denied
that many do not have a clear idea about God’s ultimate
will for us
which should actually be their ultimate purpose in life
also.
That is why
many are entangled in worldly and temporal
affairs, in varying degrees of success and failure,
without realizing
that everything in their life is meant to lead them to
achieve God’s
will for us.
In other words,
many still do not realize that our
creation is still a work in progress, and that we need to
keep our
relation with God alive and vibrant if only to make sure
that we are
heading in the right direction. Many still have a weak
sense of
religion.
Of course, this
ultimate will of God for us is manifested
to us in different levels. We have the ten commandments
which can be
described as the Old Law, a summary of the natural law
that is
supposed to prepare and dispose us to the New Law that
would convert
us into God’s image and likeness, children of his.
Part of God’s will
is expressed in the duties inherent in
our state of life and the different positions we occupy
in life. These
duties that spring from some earthly authority like our
parents, the
state, etc., also express God’s will since the authority
that commands
them is always a participation in the authority of God.
(cfr. Rom
13,1)
God’s will is
fully expressed in the New Law which is the
law of grace, the law that identifies us with Christ
himself. It is
what brings about the supernatural life in us. It enables
us to live
the beatitudes and to be another Christ, ‘alter
Christus,’ much like
what St. Paul said: “It is no longer I who live but
Christ lives in
me.” (Gal 2,20)
Given our human
condition that is prone to mistakes, falls
and sin, we can still obey God’s will as long as we also
take the
necessary means provided by Christ and now made available
in the
Church. These are mainly the sacraments.
Humanly speaking,
we should just have that sporting
attitude of having to begin and begin again, seeing to it
that we get
up every time we fall. That way, we will continue on our
way to
fulfilling God’s ultimate will for us, that is, that we
fully become
his image and likeness, vitally sharing in his life and
nature.
That’s the
definitive state of our life, our true ultimate home!
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