Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity- Galatians 6:14

From the Epistle to the Galatians, let us highlight a key verse. Galatians 6:14 says, "But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world." The Apostle Paul had a great religious heritage and a great intellect. He worked extremely hard and endured much for the cause of Christ. Yet, despite such great advantages, St. Paul realized that he had no personal reason to glory. Only the crucified and risen Savior was his reason to glory.

The same is true of every believer. For the Christian believer, there is ultimately only one reason for glory: the cross of Jesus Christ. Through what Christ accomplished on the cross, those who are joined with Him in faith and in Baptism die to worldly life in order to share in eternal life. In the long run, such divine grace is the source of any glory in the Christian life.