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Use The Church Effectively
The church is an institution established by Christ, to save the
world from evil. The ways and means for this saving act are given in
the Church and we being the members, have to make use of it. The
Church is a unique and single existence of God and it is the
transformed part of His creation mainly Men.
One has to get transformed to become part of this church. This
transformation towards Holiness is indispensable as God the creator
is Holy. Therefore the first and the foremost activity in the Church
is the transformation of its members. The Holy Communion,
sacraments, festivals, prayers and all other rituals in the Church
are mainly for this transformation.
Any institution or a factory will have its different stages and
established machines or the mechanisms to bring out its proposed
products. If it is a factory the raw materials will pass through
different stages and machines, to get it transformed towards the
final product. After the final stage it will have its quality
checked by the competent technician for passing it as the proposed
qualitative product.
The Church also has got different stages and its mechanisms to
transform the human beings into spiritual beings with all the
spiritual qualities and strength. In addition to the daily prayers
and regular Holy Qurabanas, we have passed through the great Lent,
the Passion week with Hossanna, Pessaha, Good Friday, The Great
Saturday and the Holy Easter, then the feast of Ascension on the
40th day, and again the Pentecosti on the 50th day. After passing
through all these stages and its mechanisms it is good to access its
effect on us. Whether we could achieve any change or transformation
towards the expected level of quality or not? Moreover see how many
such chances we have availed so far during the lifetime.
If we do not have a real transformation then we may have its
negative effect on us. Unsuccessful process will have its own impact
that may damage the material. Take an example of a pressing machine.
By using a particular die, the machine will press the plate to give
it a required shape. When we use the machine, see that there are
certain regulation to follow such as the way, how to keep and where
to keep the plate and so on. If we are not doing it properly the
pressed plate cannot be of the required shape and size for the
required purpose. Suppose we try to press it again and again then
that plate will be left with a good amount of damage and it will be
thrown to the waste.
Whether such a problem is there with us when we pass through the
activities of the church. When we are going through the same
activities again and again but no sign of improvement in quality and
no sign of our own transformation towards the spiritual perfection.
We are a community not undergoing the required discipline but doing
something partially according to convenience. There is every chance
of getting ourselves spoiled.
In the church a sort of stagnation is seen in the process of
spiritual development where we cannot improve at all. If the exhaust
outlet of scooter engine is chocked with carbon, it will affect its
movement and will be a cause for mal-functioning.
Always a true Christian needs to undergo the process of correction
to improve the process of transformation towards Spiritual
Perfection. Unless the true and correct transformation is achieved
we can not unite with God, as an integral part of His Spiritual
Body. If we cannot achieve this, the whole effort to undergo the
activities in the church, during the lifetime, will be a failure.
All our efforts should be calculative, and properly guided to have
the real spiritual transformation through the activities in the
church. May God guide us all to use the church effectively.
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