We know that every Sunday is the Lord’s Day—a celebration of Easter, the resurrection of Christ. The risen Lord ascends to the throne of God and reigns over the whole creation. But when every Sunday is a celebration day, we risk getting caught up in the festivity while forgetting the centrality and the supremacy of Christ. Today’s reading invites us to focus on Christ while we adore Christ’s reign.

Christ holds everything together as the creative force behind all of creation. In Christ, the whole cosmos is held together. We need not fear any scattering or splintering. The embracing love of Christ upholds the unity of the whole creation. Christ occupies the first place in the church, the community of faith in the world. The Eucharist as a celebration announces the mystery of God’s wondrous transformation of us all into a single unified body. And Paul reminds us that God’s plenitude resides in Christ, who has made peace through his death on the cross and his resurrection into new life.

As citizens of the reign of Christ, we inherit the love of God that invites us into the circle of God’s abundant and amazing grace. We are filled with the Holy Spirit, who showers God’s gifts on us so that we can share those gifts with one another and experience the oneness of God’s holy family.

Now when we look at our neighbors, may we recognize the family resemblance and announce peace to them.