"Hear the word of YAHWEH, O nations,
proclaim it on distant coast lands:
HE who scattered Israel will gather them
and guard them as a shepherd guards his flock.
For YAHWEH has ransomed Jacob'
and redeemed him from the hand of his conqueror.
They shall come shouting for joy, while ascending Zion;
they will come streaming to YAHWEH's blessings -
the grain, the new wine and the oil,
the young of the flocks and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden;
no more will they be afflicted.
Maidens will make merry and dance,
young men and old as well."
- Jeremiah 31:10-13
(The worldwide effect of CHRIST's resurrection is to unite all of humanity in renewed creation - as JESUS HIMSELF put it, "when I'M lifted up from earth I shall draw all to MYSELF" [John 12:32]. That is to say, the cross and resurrection are the source of communion and fraternity.
The Church reunites believers of all races and cultures: we call it "Catholic," that is, universal. The Church, however, is but a beginning and a sign of that which will be attained at the end of time, when the whole of humanity will be reunited in CHRIST [Revelation 7].)
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