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-I am preaching at the 9:30 and 11:00am Masses
Are you INTO Jesus?
In the 80's maybe there was an expression among the really hip people that went something like this..."I am really into....blank." Whatever the blank is was the thing that someone was really enthusiastic about, really interested in, or really preoccupied with. What are you INTO?
Girls really used to be "INTO" their boyfriend. Guys were really "INTO" drag racing. Young professionals were INTO herb tea, vegetarianism, or jogging. Being "INTO" something denotes more than simple interest or a casual hobby. So, while the word "into" would be a preposition indicating location or action - the use of "into" in this way was meant to indicate "devotion or dedication" of a more serious kind.
St. Paul calls us to get "INTO" Christ Jesus. Not in a casual or human interest way, but "INTO" Him. His call indicates an intensity and a participation IN Christ Jesus to the extent that it is not accidental but substantial commitment, involvement, purpose.
Anxiety, or fear, is the enemy of "INTO". For people of faith, fear is the killer of relationship with God. I know that our first answer ew might give to the question "what kills your relationship with God?" is sin. And that is true. But fear is the innocent opposition to God.
Do you see fear/anxiety/worry as separating you from the love of God? Tell me about that.
