Jan
14
Members of the Body of Christ—Second Sunday of Ordinary Time (Cycle B)
1 Samuel 3:3–10, 19; 1 Corinthians 6:13b–15, 17–20; John 1:35–42
I tend to lean on the gospel readings heavily when I write my homilies and less on the readings from the epistles, usually Paul's writings. I'm going to deviate from my norm today because I want to focus on an element of our faith that I don't think is well understood and one that can get distorted by the currents of politics and culture.
"Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?"
Your bodies are members of Christ. What does that mean? Clearly, it suggests connectedness in some way. Is it the connectedness of a club? Or a fraternal organization? Is it like a voluntary membership to your neighborhood association?
It is like none of that.
I tend to lean on the gospel readings heavily when I write my homilies and less on the readings from the epistles, usually Paul's writings. I'm going to deviate from my norm today because I want to focus on an element of our faith that I don't think is well understood and one that can get distorted by the currents of politics and culture.
"Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?"
Your bodies are members of Christ. What does that mean? Clearly, it suggests connectedness in some way. Is it the connectedness of a club? Or a fraternal organization? Is it like a voluntary membership to your neighborhood association?
It is like none of that.
