Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary. Good for her. But what does it have to do with you and
me? Why should we care?
Well, actually there is very good
reason for us to celebrate because we have a stake in this celebration as well.
It all has to do with what we, as
Christians, believe will be the final destiny of our body. Because this Feast of the Assumption is all
about Mary being assumed into heaven, soul AND body. She went to heaven in the fullness of her
being, soul and body, to be literally face to face with her Son Jesus for all
eternity.
And that is a sign for us, a sign of
HOPE. This body, with all its
imperfections, all its aches and pains, all its sagging flesh and bruises and
imperfections, is destined for eternal glory.
St Paul tells us it will be a
spiritual body. Unfortunately, he
doesn’t explain what that is. Most probably he could not. It is out of our realm of experience, and so
is now beyond our ability to comprehend or describe it. But it will be our body.
And that means it will be me, Chuck
Kullmann, in the fullness of my personality and identity, uniquely me.
Mary, by a special favor, enjoys the
fullness of resurrected life already. We
all will have to wait till the Final Judgement.
And who knows when that will be?
But today’s Feast of the Immaculate Conception is another encouragement
and verification of the final destiny of each one of us, in the fullness of our
personality and being, body and soul, for all eternity. And that is good news.
Happy Feast Day!
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