June 4

UNITY is a cornerstone

Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this became the chief corner stone; this came about from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? ~ Matthew 21:42

A second-century story concerns a king who tried to get an influential subject to denounce Jesus. 
The king said, “If you don’t reject your Jesus, I will be forced to banish you.”
The subject replied, “My dear king, you can’t banish me from Jesus.  He remains with his followers forever.”
The king showed irritation and said, “If you don’t denounce this Jesus, I’ll seize everything you treasure.”
The subject said, “The only thing I truly treasure is stored in heaven.  There’s no way you can seize it.”
The king erupted and shouted, “You leave me no choice but to kill you.” The subject said, “My dear king, I am already dead.  I died with Jesus in baptism and share His own Divine life.  You cannot kill me.  You cannot kill Him.”  ~ Mark Link, S.J.

At different times in your life, how have you received Jesus? 
Is Jesus like a cornerstone (the foundation in your building), or is He like a millstone (a weight that drags you down) in your life?

Faith is the act of trust by which one being, a sinner,
commits himself to another being, a Savior.
~ Horace Bushnell