Abundant Life

Having looked at the signs and the traits that assure us that the Catholic Church is indeed the Church established by Jesus, there is also the abundance of what the Church provides the faithful.

The Catholic Church first and foremost ensures that Christ’s admonition to eat his body and drink his blood can be met through the Sacrament of the Eucharist, that his empowerment of the apostles to forgive sins is preserved and accessible through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, that the gift of the Holy Spirit is shared down through the ages through the Sacrament of Confirmation, and that Jesus’ words from the cross for the apostle John – who represented all those Christ loves – to “behold your mother” are honored for all time, providing us with an eminently approachable role model; the Mother of God, Mary most Holy.

And the list is yet longer but you see the point.  In John 10:10 we hear Jesus say, “I have come that they may have life and have it abundantly.”  That abundance is evident in the sacramental gifts that we have from Jesus provided through his Church.