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Thoughts from DA Schnabel and DA Kolb | Introduction Letter from the 2023 Winter Vision Newsletter
Here are some questions to ponder in the new year:
- Do I make a true effort to really discover Jesus Christ by preparing and engaging in the divine service and together with others, in small group discussions?
- Is my faith life evolving, leaving old ways and ideas, embracing the fresh, new teachings of the Holy Spirit today, inspiring me to walk in this newness of life?
- In this lifestyle, do I allow the light of the gospel to help me see everything in a different way, clearly recognizing the temporality of worldly things and the high eternal value of spiritual things?
- Am I “knit together” with my brothers and sisters and contributing to my congregation, or am I simply an attendee?
- Does the knowledge of the mystery of Christ firmly root and establish me through the struggles and sufferings of life, not because He alleviates them, but because I know I have Him; He is with me always and will lead me to a destiny He has prepared for me.
- Do I abound in thankfulness each day, because He is the “Sun” in my life which shines constantly? You are all sons of light and sons of the day… (Thessalonians 5:4-6). This then becomes the proof and clear sign that I have Jesus Christ.
Our thanksgiving is therefore a giving back to Him who gave all. Stripped of everything on the cross, even His last possession, His robe, He gave His life…to change ours. Our true thanksgiving is expressed then, in turn, when we reciprocate and give ourselves to Him, our time, our possessions, our service, our lives, realizing we live under the Sun of His grace.