01 May 2016

Msgr. Pope on God Sculpting Us into the Persons He Created Us to Be

"Michelangelo was asked how he could make a beautiful sculpture like his 'Moses' out of a block of marble. His famous response was that he simply chipped away everything that wasn’t 'Moses.'

"This is a paradigm for us in two senses.

"First, the Lord must chip away everything within us that is not Jesus. Yes, everything that is not of the Lord must go. St. Paul said, 'I live; no not I, Christ lives in me' (Gal 2:20). The Lord chips away all in us that is not of Him, so that we may become the image of God in Christ.

"Second, there is also a very personal sense. Not only must we become Christ, but we must authentically become our very selves. We are called to reflect Christ, but the Lord has made each of us individually to reflect something particular about Him in a unique way. You and I therefore must become the man or woman that God made us to be."

In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on God's sculpting each of us into the person He created us to be.

To access Msgr. Pope's complete post, please visit:

Community in Mission: Chipping Away Everything That Is Not of God or of You - A Meditation on God as Sculptor (28 APR 16)

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