Sunday Reflection (October 18, 2020)

We are created in God’s image and God’s inscription is upon each and every human being, yet how often do we fail to recognize that? We attempt to deface God’s Image when we say mean and ugly things about others when we look down upon someone when we deliberately and maliciously injure or harm another or a group of people. We all have been guilty of attempting to deface God’s Image and note that I said attempt. God notices when we attempt to deface God’s image and to do so is to stand against God.

St. Augustine said that we are like God’s coins that have wandered away from the treasury and what once was stamped upon us has been worn down by our wanderings. God’s image may be defaced but not obliterated. God seeks to renew God’s image within us and among us, that is, to freshen the imprint so to speak; therefore, there is great hope for us. Through the Holy Spirit, the divine image is renewed within us and among us unto the Image of Christ. The Holy Spirit transforms our lives and our outlooks according to the full image of humanity revealed in Jesus Christ.