Colossians 3:1
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
The Christian’s search is always for something beyond this world. That doesn’t mean we ignore the world. But it does mean that we never expect the world to satisfy us completely. Our Long Home is Heaven, not earth. Our task here is to try to make earth conform a bit to Heaven while never demanding that it become Heaven. Those who forget this often end up making earth look like hell. Those who remember it find that, in the sacraments, the things of earth point naturally to Christ, who is “seated at the right hand of God” in Heaven. Today, seek the things above.
By Mark Shea
Mark P. Shea is a Catholic author, blogger, and speaker.
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