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During their time with Jesus, the disciples struggled with issues of meaning. Despite their struggles and because of their faith in Jesus, “knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven was granted to them.” The knowledge was offered to them and to all who would come to believe in Jesus through their testimony. For more than two thousand years, the Christian community has enjoyed the privilege of knowing that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah, the Christ, the Savior of the world. This undeserved, generous gift from God requires intentional acceptance by each community member. Through an assent of faith, both as individuals and as a community of believers, we become engaged in a progressive, deepening knowledge of God. These mysteries of God will not likely manifest themselves as they did in the theophany on Mount Sinai: in thunder, cloud, and fire. Instead, the wondrous display of the power of God comes when we recognize the presence of Christ in each other. Do we accept how profound that reality is? Do we grasp the implications of what it means to be heirs to this ever-deepening understanding of the mysteries of God? The more we are open to encountering God in each other, the more we will know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are the eyes that see, the ears that hear—and the tongue that will proclaim. A spiritual inheritance of this magnitude obliges us to share the Good News of God in Christ.