"What does it mean that we have been
saved? What happened to us when we became Christian? There are many ways
to speak about this, many important distinctions can be made, and many
consequences can be fleshed out - but my favorite model or 'image' of what
happens is that of adoption.
As St. John tells us, 'See what great love the Father has lavished on
us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
(1 Jn 3:1).' What is adoption but a completely gratuitous gift of love, a
'“becoming part of the family?' This family is nothing less than the
Mystical Body of Christ, which is a participation in the Holy Trinity.
"Our membership in this family is not
natural, not something owed to us, but it is nonetheless real and given
to us in baptism by sanctifying grace. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Brother Francis Mary Day, O.P., reflected on what it means to be adopted as daughters and sons of God.
To access Br. Francis Mary's complete post, please visit:
Dominicana: Divine Adoption (11 OCT 19)
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