The Image of God

Guest post by Janet Cassidy:

I read this beautiful quote by Pope Benedict XVI, published in the National Catholic Register. It is taken from his weekly general audience, September 17, 2008.



“Just as Caesar’s image was stamped on Roman coins in order to indicate that they were to be given back to him, the image of the Creator—the only Lord in our life—is stamped on the heart of man.”



The Holy Father was addressing the problem today where secularism attempts to extricate the spiritual dimension of our lives when speaking of freedom. He pointed out that it is the spiritual dimension that fundamentally guarantees our freedom.



But what does it mean to you to know that the image of God is stamped on your heart? So woven into our very being from the time of our conception, God’s image defines us. These are very powerful words worth contemplating . . .



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