On Transformative Relationship with God

"Let us submit to God in all things and not contradict Him” St. John Chrysostom
A Presentation on Transformative Relationship with God
On Keeping the Commandments, Empowered by the Eucharist: Source & Summit of Christian Life

​The authentic intentional disciple of Christ desires this Eucharistic Communion and, united with the activity of the Holy Spirit, is empowered to exercise increasing faithfulness to the way, truth, and life of Christ which gives rise from within us, as fruit of the work of the Holy Spirit and the communion we share in Christ, words and actions that testify to the nature of love. For this very purpose Jesus instituted the Eucharist, that he might unite himself entirely to our souls. This “last degree of love”, says St. Bernardine of Sienna, “is when he gave himself to us to be our food; because he gave himself to be united with us in every way, as food and he who takes it are mutually united.” Because Jesus loved us ardently, he desired to unite himself to us in the Holy Eucharist, in order that we might become the same thing with him; “He mingled himself with us, that we might be one; for this belongs to those who love greatly.” St. John Chrysostom
 
Although the commandments undoubtably have a purpose and reflect a wisdom that will shape our lives for the better, Jesus teaches that minimal obedience is beneath our dignity as children of God.  He uses the law as the foundation, the minimum requirements of the covenantal relationship between us and God and calls us to cultivate an interior orientation that is rooted in faith, hope and love and which will cause us to observe them from the heart. For this truth to be actualized within us, we must recognize that this mutual relationship of love is not like any other, indeed it must be transformative for us.

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