EUCHARIST IS THE SACRAMENT: SIGN OF GOD'S LOVE (original) (raw)
Man could be considered as a river, which flows beautifully to the ocean of God. Many people have attempted and are attempting and will attempt to go deeper into this marvelous river to see the depth of it. It has been a very difficult task to perceive what really it is, yet some of the thinkers have given some explanations describing the profoundness and wonders hidden in this dynamic human being. With all these, people are led to ask questions about the present situations and look fair answers that can solve problems. There is much suffering and pain in the lives of many people. They are looking for a fulfillment that will liberate them in daily life. The dichotomy affecting the modern world is, in fact, a symptom of the deeper dichotomy. That is in man himself. He is the meeting point of many conflicting forces. In this condition as a created being he is subject to a thousand shortcomings, but feels untrammeled in his inclination and destined for a higher form of life. Torn by a welter of anxieties he is compelled to choose between them and repudiate some among them. Worse still, feeble and sinful as he is, he often does the very thing he hates and doesn't do what he wants. And so he feels himself divided, and the result is a host of discords in social life. Many, it is true, fail to see the dynamic of this state of affairs in all its clarity for their vision is in fact blurred by materialism or they are prevented from even thinking about it by the wretchedness of their plight. Others delude themselves that they have found peace in a world view now fashionable… The church believes that Christ, who died and was raised for the sake of all, can show man the way and strengthen him through the spirit in order to be worthy of his destiny... The church likewise believes that the key the centre and the purpose of the whole man's history to be formed in its Lord and Master… (GS 10) It is the Sacrament that sanctifies the human person through sanctifying grace. It consists of the intimate union of life with Christ. Grace totally possessing man renews and sanctifies, transforms and deifies him. By receiving the divine gift of grace he truly becomes a new creature. So the sacraments are the signs of God's love towards man. Hence in this chapter we elaborate this concept deeper with different aspects.
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