When meditating on the first reading what was so striking was the number of times St. Paul uses the word "one."
He uses the word 10 times in 7 verses. This is certainly something to ponder.
St. Paul is trying help us fully grasp the significance and power and influence one can have over the world.
His comparison is quite substantial. He points us toward the first Adam, through which sin and death entered the world. Then he points us toward Jesus, the one through whom came life and grace and goodness.
What a turn around. What a difference one makes.
The choice is ours. On whose side do we stand. Which one will we follow. In whose footsteps shall we walk: sin and death and destruction or grace and life and goodness.
The power of one remains forever an example to heed and a life to embrace.
Words from Saint Paul of the cross:
"It is very good and holy to consider the passion of Our Lord and to meditate on it, for by this sacred path we reach union with God. In this most holy school we learn wisdom, for ti was there that all the saints learned it. When the cross of Our dear Jesus has planted its roots more deeply in your hearts, then will you rejoice...when you become true lovers of the crucified, you will always celebrate the feast of the cross in the inner temple of the soul."
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