From the poignant and yet hopeful homily at the Mass in the Valley of the Josaphat:

In todays second reading, the Apostle Paul tells the Colossians to seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God (Col 3:1). His words resound with particular force here, beneath the Garden of Gethsemani, where Jesus accepted the chalice of suffering in complete obedience to the Fathers will, and where, according to tradition, he ascended to the right hand of the Father to make perpetual intercession for us, the members of his Body. Saint Paul, the great herald of Christian hope, knew the cost of that hope, its price in suffering and persecution for the sake of the Gospel, yet he never wavered in his conviction that Christs resurrection was the beginning of a new creation. As he tells us: When Christ, who is your life, is revealed, you too will be revealed with him in glory! (Col 3:4).Pauls exhortation to set our minds on the things that are above must constantly echo in our hearts. His words point us to the fulfilment of faiths vision in that heavenly Jerusalem where, in fidelity to the ancient prophecies, God will wipe away the tears from every eye, and prepare a banquet of salvation for all peoples (cf. Is 25:6-8; Rev 21:2-4).This is the hope, this the vision, which inspires all who love this earthly Jerusalem to see her as a prophecy and promise of that universal reconciliation and peace which God desires for the whole human family. Sadly, beneath the walls of this same City, we are also led to consider how far our world is from the complete fulfilment of that prophecy and promise. In this Holy City where life conquered death, where the Spirit was poured out as the first-fruits of the new creation, hope continues to battle despair, frustration and cynicism, while the peace which is Gods gift and call continues to be threatened by selfishness, conflict, division and the burden of past wrongs. For this reason, the Christian community in this City which beheld the resurrection of Christ and the outpouring of the Spirit must hold fast all the more to the hope bestowed by the Gospel, cherishing the pledge of Christs definitive victory over sin and death, bearing witness to the power of forgiveness, and showing forth the Churchs deepest nature as the sign and sacrament of a humanity reconciled, renewed and made one in Christ, the new Adam.

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