Today is the final reading from St Paul’s letter to the Colossians that we will hear in our daily Masses. Today, St Paul describes the type of Christian he is encouraging the Colossians to be. St Paul describes the Colossians are the chosen people of God, the holy people whom he loves. Because they are God’s chosen people, they are to be clothed in the values of the Gospel that call out to us: compassion, generosity, humility, gentleness and patience. When we put on Christ at our baptism, when we die in the waters of baptism with Christ and rise to new life with him, these qualities are to become a part of us. With the challenges and reality we face in the modern world today, it may be difficult to live up to this ideal to which God calls us. We are called to make sacrifices and to do God’s will to live up to the ideals of our faith. It is certainly difficult having patience, compassion, and humility in many situations we are faced in life. May we not ignore this calling, no matter how challenging it may be.
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