“Christianity consists neither in servility nor submission but consists in the love of sonship, that divine love in which we all called to partake as co-workers.”
In this edition of A Minute with Mary, Paul reflects on how we are called to be sons of the Father and co-workers with Christ.
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When you were a kid and perhaps injured yourself, did anyone ever say, “offer it up!” This idea relates to what St Paul said (Col 1:24), “I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, the Church”.
Now obviously, this could not mean that Christ did not suffer enough. No, this is related with what Paul also said that “we are God’s co-workers” (1 Cor 3:9). Why then does Christ, the sole mediator, require co-workers?
Because God as His role in being Father, raises up sons and daughters to share in that one mediation. By consciously offering up, by uniting our sufferings to our Lord’s redemptive sufferings, we become co-workers.
When Mary united Her Heart to Her Son’s, especially at Calvary, the Blessed Mother became the co-worker par excellence!
What makes Christianity unique? It is that we dare to call God ‘Father’!
Judaism raises believers to be good servants of God. The very word Islam literally means submission to Allah. But Christianity consists neither in servility nor submission but consists in the love of sonship, that divine love in which we all called to partake as co-workers.
