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In the likeness of God

2017/09/13 by frhpaul Filed Under: English, 강론, 말씀

We are created in the image of God. As St. Paul says today, taking off the old self with its evil practices and putting on the new self which is being renewed in the image of God show us two points that we have a special identity and destiny.

First, we are born with dignity because we are the children of God. Since we have a heavenly father, our identity is far beyond human origins. In the family tree, there is not the rich and the poor, the powerful and the powerless, slave, free; but Christ is all and in all.

Second, we are called to be God. Since we are the children of God, the greatest joy of the parents will be watching their children growing to be like them. Who would say ‘no’ to the child who wants to be one’s father or mother! We have lost the theological tradition of becoming God, that is, deification. Becoming who we are means becoming what we are meant to be, that is, becoming God, our destiny in life.

Our life journey consists of three stages. The first stage is that we are born as a child that needs unconditional care and love from the parents. The second is that we grow to share love with others in which people get married or devote their lives to consecrated life. The third is that we become what we are called to be—father or mother who unconditionally loves one’s children. By becoming a father or mother, we have come to understand what it means to be a Christ to others. It is becoming God, like the merciful father in the gospel, that we are called to embrace the prodigal son as well as the first son regardless who they are.

How do we become a merciful father or mother? By partaking the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, we learn the sacrificial love, the heart of the cross. We are the prophets seeking what is above, nurturing and loving all creatures on earth by giving up ourselves like the true prophets.

Blessed are those who show the image of God in their lives! Blessed are those who become what they are called to be—the father and mother to all!

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About Fr. H. Paul

김성래 하상바오로 신부는 2007년 5월 12일 미국 클리브랜드에서 대구대교구 사제로 서품되었다. 후에 클리브랜드 성 안토니오(St. Anthony) 성당에서 보좌신부로 2년 동안 일했으며, 이어서 John Carroll 예수회 대학에서 공부하고 2011년 8월에 귀국했다. 주교좌 계산 성당에서 보좌신부로 1년을 일한 뒤, 2012년 8월부터 대구대교구 조환길 타대오 대주교님의 비서신부로 일했다. 2018년 1월 26일에 군위본당 주임신부로 부임해 신자들과 행복한 3년을 보냈다. 2021년 1월 15일 대구가톨릭대학교 인성교육원 교수로 임명받아 대학생들과 대학교 공동체에 헌신하고 있다.

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