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One Bread, One Body - Reflection for October 12, 2024

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"All of you who have been baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Him." –Galatians 3:27

Being clothed with Christ means:

• living "honorably as in daylight" and making "no provision for the desires of the flesh" (Rm 13:13, 14),
• putting "on that new man created in God's image, whose justice and holiness are born of truth" (Eph 4:24),
• being clothed "with power from on high" (Lk 24:49), that is, the Holy Spirit (see Acts 1:8),
• clothing ourselves "with heartfelt mercy, with kindness, humility, meekness, and patience" (Col 3:12),
• clothing ourselves with humility in our "relations with one another" (1 Pt 5:5),
• "putting on faith and love as a breastplate and the hope of salvation as a helmet" (1 Thes 5:8), and
• putting "on the armor of God" so that we "may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil" (Eph 6:11).

When you were baptized, you were clothed with a baptismal garment to symbolize being clothed with Christ. Have you put on the full clothing and armor of God? Are you living your Baptism to the full?

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Acknowledgement

Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:

· One Bread, One Body
· Daily Bread Radio Program
· Annual Bible Institute
· Discipleship Retreats
· Guadalupe Bible College