‘ … Announce the praises of him, who called you out of darkness into his own, wonderful light.’
Sunday, May 3, is the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Mass readings: Acts 6:1-7; Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; 1 Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-12.
By his resurrection, Jesus has brought us from death to life. In the epistle, we are summoned to this new life and told what some of its characteristics are.
Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house.
The entire Christian life is based on our response to an invitation to accept Jesus Christ and to let him transform our life. We are to be strong and firm in our faith. We are able to support and carry others in their time of need, sharing their burdens. Yes, living stones — strong, firm, not easily moved, and alive, quite alive!
… whoever believes shall not be put to shame … but for those without faith: They stumble by disobeying the word, as is their destiny.
A cornerstone is the stone at the bottom of an arch
