Apostle Paul reminds us about eternal life in the heavenly kingdom. Since we involve ourselves in our daily duties so much. We pay a lot for health, well-being, furniture, clothes, jewelry, etc. When we go to the shopping center, we see hundreds of people looking for promotions. Of course, it is not bad to live a pleasant life and enjoy it, but we cannot forget our future life and prepare ourselves for it.
Because of the pandemic, we lost so many friends and this fact made us sad. So, we should appreciate the gift of life from God. We live today and tomorrow we can die. Are we ready for that? As baptized people, we need to live as Christ lived. We should be brave and know how to face death (v. 31). We can learn from the example of Paul who was with Christ Jesus all the time. He was not afraid even when he stayed at the risk of death. With the Lord, he was capable of fighting beasts. These beasts were temptations, desires, weaknesses, pleasures, dangers, sickness, etc.
Apostle Paul lived a sensible life as a soldier of Christ. He was not a fool when he changed his way of life and followed Jesus. He stopped sinning and said goodbye to bad friends (v. 33). As a follower of Christ, he felt embarrassed that some people still were far from God (v. 34). He did his best and offered life for the salvation of human souls. Let us do the same.
Reflection on 1 Corinthians 15:29-35 by Fr. Józef Trzebuniak SVD.
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