Paternal Heart

God’s invitation to each of us is to grow to be children of God (Rm 8:14-17). The ultimate end of Christian life is to become brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ. This is about growing into the likeness of Christ (1 Jn 3:2). A true Christian will take on this new nature in Jesus Christ and thus will adopt the heart of true child of God.

Jesus during his earthly life as man was granted St. Joseph as the foster-father. God in His Wisdom has chosen Joseph for this important task to be a father to the God-Man, Jesus. The father and child relationship is of great significance in a person’s growth, this is emulated in the case of St. Joseph as the foster father of Jesus. The significance of this relationship is not only in terms of the human level, such as being a protector, a role model, a…