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Found and Finding

In Jesus we see our humanity as God intended it to be, for he is the true human.   He was continually  turned towards God as the one he called Father. He lived in the fullness of who God is with … Continue reading

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Immanuel Fulfils the Eternal Purpose

Before the world was made,  God decided to be with us in communion and that is why he created.  He did not create and then say, “I think I would like to have these humans in communion”. No! God is … Continue reading

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Our True Life in God

Christ is our very life and in union with him we now share in his life with God.  As Paul says, “Our lives are now hidden with Christ in God”.  We are distinct from God, but we were never intended … Continue reading

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Communal Purpose

Even before anything was made, the God who is Love wanted to be with us in loving relationship and we with him.  That communal purpose of Father, Son and Spirit finds fulfilment in Immanuel. He is the one that the … Continue reading

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God With Us and We With God

Before God even created humanity he only wanted to be God sharing himself with us.  And he wanted us to be with him in the deepest union and communion. Indeed, who we are as humans is inseparable from who we … Continue reading

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The Event of Immanuel

God’s eternal purpose is to be with us as one of us in Jesus and for us to be with him in Jesus.  That is what God has always wanted. For he does not will to be God without us. … Continue reading

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The Father’s Chosen One

 When considering divine election is our starting point a shadowy decree that decided the eternal destiny of individuals before human life even began?  Or do we begin with Jesus, the Father’s chosen one? Within God’s eternal life, the Father elected … Continue reading

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Deeply One

Jesus is one with his Father sharing fully in the divine life.  He is also one with us since he became one of us. But does he share fully in our human existence? Paul tells us that Jesus “became sin” … Continue reading

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The Mystery of His Will

“God made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth” (Ephesians 1:9,10). … Continue reading

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The Mystery of Oneness

Jesus is God as human opening to us the mystery of who God is within himself.  He alone unveils to us the One God as Father, Son and Spirit mutually indwelling one another as the community of love.  As such, … Continue reading

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