What Will Separate us from the Love of Christ?

Brothers and sisters:
What will separate us from the love of Christ? 
Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? 
No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly
through him who loved us. 
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life,
nor angels, nor principalities,
nor present things, nor future things,
nor powers, nor height, nor depth,
nor any other creature will be able to separate us
from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:35,37-39)


I love this reading. End of story. Not really...


In this life, in this modern world, it is so easy, so very very easy to feel separated from Christ. We are easily consumed by the media, most especially, but also by the busy-ness of this life. We get consumed in doing homework, doing chores, going to school, going to practice, going to sports events, going to concerts, performing our instruments, working, etc. In doing all this - in living life, we put Christ aside. We forget him. So often it seems there's barely enough time to squeeze in that one hour a week for Sunday mass.  Which we should be making efforts to have a personal relationship with Christ, but that can't happen until we allow Jesus into our hearts. That can't happen until we make a determined decision to change, and have a support system to back us up and help us. But this reading tells us - no matter what, no matter how busy we get, despite the fact that we put Jesus aside - He STILL LOVES US. He loved...no loves us so much he died on the cross for us. He suffered brutal beatings, carried a wooden cross up a mountain, was nailed to the cross he carried, and died upon that cross - because he loves us that much. With a love like that - what can separate us from it? For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 


May we have the graces then, to continue on. May we become better at choosing Jesus first. May we always remember: no matter how far I've fallen, Jesus still loves me where I'm at and he wants to help me reach the perfection I am meant for. And may we turn to Our Lady, Mary Mother of God, in our times of need - trusting that she will wrap us in her mantle, and draw us to the most Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ.


God bless!