We have been “born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled and unfading.” Our hope is based on the work of “a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious”.
We’re called to be just like that living stone, to form part of a spiritual house made up of people not afraid to be considered strange. The world might view us as weird, but we are part of something much greater, “a people for [God’s] own possession.”
Let us follow the example of Christ, who suffered for us and left us an example, so that we can follow in his steps.