A Heavenly Family

The apostle Paul describes the new reality of believers in Christ: they are no longer strangers or foreigners, but fellow citizens of the saints and members of the family of God.

This belonging to a spiritual family is the fruit of the new life in the Spirit, which transforms not only our relationship with God, but also with others. The Church becomes, for every believer, a community where communion and unity in Christ are experienced.

When we receive the Holy Spirit, we are not only reconciled with God, but also with each other. Paul reminds us that Jesus, through his death and resurrection, broke down the walls of separation and hostility, making two peoples, Jews and Gentiles, one body, without distinction of people. This unity is a work of the Spirit, who unites us beyond ethnic, cultural and social differences. Living in the Spirit, we experience a deeper communion with brothers and sisters in Christ, founded on love and the sharing of faith.

Being a member of the Church does not only mean participating in a community, but being part of a spiritual construction, as Paul explains in Ephesians 2:22: "In him you also are built together into a dwelling place of God through the Spirit." The Holy Spirit unites us in a single spiritual building, the Church, which is the temple of God. Every believer is a living stone in this temple, and it is through the work of the Spirit that we can grow together and support one another.

This unity in the Spirit is manifested in mutual love, in caring for the needs of others and in cooperation for the common good. The new life in the Spirit allows you to live in harmony with other believers, strengthening the bonds of brotherhood and building a strong Church rooted in the love of God. In this way, we can grow together as a community, glorifying God and bearing witness to His love to the world.

I hope this plan has helped you reconsider yourself as a loved and sought after person, with a purpose in life that is to become Great and mature for yourself and, above all, for the Kingdom of Heaven.

God bless you.

Pastor Carmelo Orlando