God Did Not Make Death

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

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🗓️ 28 June 2015

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The Book of Wisdom offers us the strange assertion that God did not make death, but formed humanity to be imperishable. This revelation directs us towards the truth that death is much more than merely the dissolution of the body, but is the full impact of the power of sin over our lives. This power is especially evident in our fear of death. The dormition of the Mother of God offers us a sign that Christ has given to humanity a way, that takes us, not only beyond our fear of death, but beyond death itself. The way of Christ enables us to face the power of death with trust, rather than fear.

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0:00.0	This is Archbishop Blaise Supich, Archbishop of Chicago.
0:06.2	Today, I invite you to reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:14.5	Word on Fire Catholic Ministries is a non-for-profit apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization that utilizes media
0:23.4	both old and new to share the faith on every continent and facilitate an encounter with Christ
0:30.8	in its church. The efforts of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries engage the culture and bring the transformative power of God's Word
0:40.0	where it is most needed.
0:42.7	This is an invitation to open our hearts
0:45.2	to the Word on Fire,
0:46.8	which is God's Word of Love for each of us.
0:50.5	When our hearts are open,
0:52.4	the Lord changes and transforms us so that we in turn begin to share the warmth and light of Jesus Christ, who is the Word on Fire.
1:04.0	The global benefactors of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, with the support of the Archdiocese of Chicago now present word on fire peace be with you
1:17.4	friends one of the most puzzling doctrines of the church is grounded in a text from our first reading for
1:24.9	today and it's given a kind of narrative amplification in the gospel.
1:30.9	Here's a line in question.
1:32.5	It's taken from the book of wisdom.
1:35.7	God did not make death.
1:39.9	Let me say it again.
1:41.6	God did not make death.
1:45.6	Now, I fully realize how odd this can sound.
1:49.3	For death seems like pretty much the most natural thing around.
1:54.4	I mean, every living thing dies.
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