“It is the rhapsodic aspect [of new life in Christ] that I
wish to highlight: what the new life is
like. It is enormously attractive. It is the life of reconnection with God. It is the life of the returned prodigal,
welcomed home from exile; the life of the bent woman, standing up and restored
to health; the life of the woman of the city, redeemed by her love; the life of
Lazarus, raised from the dead.
“Paul speaks of the new life ‘in Christ’ in the most
extraordinary terms. It is marked by
freedom, joy, peace, and love, four of his favorite words: freedom from the voices of all the would-be
lords of our lives; the joy of the exuberant life; the peace of reconnection to
what is, the peace that passes all understanding; and love – the love of God
for us and the love of God in us.”
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