What is Freedom?

by Fr. Jess Ty  |  09/27/2020  |  Weekly Reflection

Dear Family of God,

What is freedom?

Freedom is doing what is good. Love is willing the good of the other. Willing or doing evil is deprivation of freedom, in other words, when we choose to sin, we are not acting freely, we are slaves to sin.

This weekend’s reading warns us that it is our final decision for or against God, that is, our choosing to obey Him by doing His will, or our choosing to go against His will, which will decide our eternal reward, or eternal punishment. As free beings, it is we who choose our eternal destiny.

As we do not know the moment death will strike, our only guarantee of dying in God's friendship is to live in that friendship always, saying “Yes” to God in our deeds. We should become men and women who profess our Faith in word and deed, remembering that, "Not all those who say to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father who is in Heaven" (Matthew 7:21).

Let us accept God’s invitation to be His Friends by purifying our hearts in the Sacrament of Reconciliation; by resolving to act upon our Baptismal Promises, that is, to do good and avoid evil, and be assured of Eternal Communion with Him.

May The Blessed Virgin Mary intercede for us to always do God’s will like her Son Jesus.

Yours in Christ through Mary Immaculate,

Fr. Jess Ty