Staying Connected

As I write this blog, I think about the scripture passage where our Lord says that he is the vine and we are the branches. We need to stay connected to our Lord because he is the source of all life. Grace and strength comes from our connection to the vine. In his letter to the Romans, 8:31b-39, Saint Paul asks the question, "What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?" To conclude his letter he writes his answer, "I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." Is that our belief as well? If we were asked that question about what can separate us from the love of Christ, would we be able to say, like Saint Paul, "I am convinced..." We need to be firm in our confession of faith and what we believe. We might be the ones who separate ourselves from the love of Christ because of our sins, but we have the opportunity to repent, seek forgiveness, and turn back to God. Ultimately, God loves us unconditionally! He sent His Son to be the Savior of the world. We live in the love of God everyday and we truly know that nothing will separate us from the love of Christ because it is always there! Bless You!!!