Inner self

“I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” (EPH 3: 14-19) 

Our Lord protects our inner self and “strengthens [it] with power through his Spirit.” He wants us “rooted and grounded in love.” All of this is done by God the Father, “from Whom every family in heaven and on earth is named.” For this reason “the love of Christ surpasses knowledge,” because family—to grow and to be strong—primarily needs love. When love is present, we “may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

“I consider all things so much rubbish that I may gain Christ and be found in him.” (Gospel Acclamation)