Making a home with God

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'My Father and I will come to him' - that is to say, to the holy of heart - says the Son of God, 'and we will make our home with him.' It seems to me that when the psalmist said to God: 'You make your dwelling in the holy place, you who are Israel's praise', he had no other heaven in mind than the hearts of the saints. The Apostle Paul expresses it quite clearly: 'Christ lives in our hearts through faith', he tells us. Surely it is no wonder that the Lord Jesus gladly makes his home in such a heaven because, unlike the other heavens, he did not bring it into existence by a mere word of command. He descended into the arena to win it; he laid down his life to redeem it. And so after the battle was won he solemnly declared: 'This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I have chosen to dwell.' Blessed indeed is the soul to whom the Lord says: 'Come, my chosen one, I will set up my throne in you.'


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Paul A. Zalonski is from New Haven, CT. He is a member of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation, a Catholic ecclesial movement and an Oblate of Saint Benedict. Contact Paul at paulzalonski[at]yahoo.com.

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