"You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart." 2 Corinthians 3:2-3
When applying for a school or a job, you usually need a letter of recommendation or a reference. In both instances, it's a way for the employer to become familiar with who you are. In these letters, you can usually find someone writing about all the best that you have done and all the good that you are.
From the above passage, we can see that we are letters of recommendation of God, for we are reflections of all the good that God has done. God created us with many gifts, talents, and other positive traits. We need to remember this when we go about living our lives, because we need to show that we truly are children of God and not just bags of bones on earth.
Another thing that comes to mind from this passage is that we need to be sure that we are producing results with our work. Now, results aren't going to look the same for every person. For some, good results are a massive church with thousands of congregants. For others, good results will be your living each day. The world around us, the things and people with which we surround ourselves, reflect who we are as people. We always need to work to produce good signs about us in those who are around us. In order to accomplish this, though, is to remember that we too are recommendation letters. When we finally write ourselves to be perfect, with everything in line, and with all the good in our letters representing all that we are, we can start to write great ones on other people. We are all called to build each other up as a community: a community of successes.
Take some time this Lent to reevaluate your spiritual life. Ask for God to write all the good things on you, and ask how you can write great things onto your friends and neighbors.
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