In today's readings we are given two options as far as living it the world.
St. Paul tells us that there are those who live as "enemies of the cross of Christ."
Jesus in the gospel exhorts us to be "children of light."
We have options.
St. Paul tells us to be "enemies of the cross" is to live in such a manner that our minds are preoccupied with earthly things. We remain grounded and thus never sore. In such a lifestyle, we choose to clip our own wings and refuse to live the fullness of our own dignity and our end will be how we choose to live, buried beneath an empire of sand.
Jesus tells us that to be "children of light" then we must be prudent. We must keep one eye on the end, what lies ahead. We keep our eyes looking beyond then we will truly be a bright spot in a dark world.
Our reach must always be beyond our grasp, other wise what's a heaven for. This is how we live out our life as children of light; those who illumine the path for all to see; this is how we truly become light of the world, light for the world.
If we keep heaven in the foreground then we live with a heavenly air and we shall truly dwell in the kingdom of light and god will be all in all.
We have options. One leads to destruction the other leads to life on high in Christ Jesus.
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