We have been hearing readings from the letters of St Paul in our first readings in the daily masses this week - from the first letter to the Thessalonians earlier in the week and then from Colossians, which we hear from today. Paul tells us today that Christ is the image of the invisible God for us here on earth. Recently, when we went through the ALPHA program earlier in the year, part of the conversation one evening revolved around the images that we have for Jesus and that we have for God. We may ask ourselves where we see God’s presence in our daily lives. That is a good questions for us to ask ourselves, for God is not some intangible, nebulous being who is way off in the heavens. God is present in the here and now of our lives if only we are aware enough to see him in the different ways he is present in our reality. Paul tells us that Christ was present before all of creation, that he holds all things together. In the chaos, the violence, and the turmoil of the world, that may be hard for us to comprehend sometimes, but in the unity and beauty of nature, perhaps we see what Paul is trying to communicate to us. Often, we feel ourselves challenged to see the image of Christ here on earth. We can feel challenged to see him in both our joy and in our struggles. I wonder if we are willing to open our eyes to see him as he is present to us– to see and believe.
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