Reject Death

A Reflection on the First Reading for June 27th, 2021:
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Wisdom
1.13-15; 2.23-24

God did not make death, and he does not delight in the death of the living. For he created all things so that they might exist; the generative forces of the world are wholesome, and there is no destructive poison in them, and the dominion of Hades is not on earth. For righteousness is immortal.

For God created man for incorruption, and made him in the image of his own eternity, but through the devil’s envy death entered the world, and those who belong to his company experience it.
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Pause. Pray.

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I used to be quite afraid of the idea of dying; so much so that I would get sad on birthdays as that would mean aging, and aging meant death. It was not until I got older that I was able to truly understand what death meant. Death is a choice. 

Death was not created nor desired by God. Death is simply the rejection and absence of the Lord in one's life. Pursuing a relationship with God is a choice, thus death is a choice. Although it is inevitable that the body will eventually die, spiritual death only occurs when we choose to reject God. And because the Lord will never impose Himself on anyone, that choice to be with or without Him is one we must continuously make. Each day, we have the opportunity to choose God, and in the process, reject death. 

The soul does not die if you do not will it to. God designed a perfect eternity for our souls to live on in forever. An eternity where death is nowhere in sight. He loved us so greatly that He wished to be in relationship with us forever. How amazing is that? 

Looking back, I can find humour in the scary and gloomy frame of mind in which I thought of bodily death, or leaving Earth. The most important parts of ourselves will never cease to exist. One day our earthly bodies will fail, but our souls are everlasting and destined to be with the Lord in heaven if we choose this path. I pray that I continuously choose God each day. Amen




Megan Noye
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