Happy Twelfth Day of Christmas!! Today we remember John Neumann who is the patron saint of immigrants. Last year we looked at how we are all immigrants in our current countries, because we are citizens of heaven instead of earthly citizens. Our theme for this year is sojourning. We are temporary travelers in this life. We are not putting down roots into our culture, because we recognize that we are not permanent residents in our culture and society. As we do this, we realize that we have more in common with our brothers and sisters of the faith from countries and cultures all over the world, than with the people who happen to have been born in the same country as us. We shift our priorities from <Our Country First> to <God's Kingdom First>, as we set aside our worldly agendas to pick up God's agenda.
How are you a sojourner?
How does your heavenly citizenship supersede your earthly citizenship?
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