Sermons on the Second Readings
The Holy Spirit gives us our inheritance. It does not come from our parents or grandparents, our nation or our race. Our inheritance is a gift from God. We have it as a dominion and domination. Domination -- when we get first things absolutely first -- is not a bad thing! Once we know the source of our inheritance, no other gods can rule us. Saints are the people who know this. Saints know who gave them what they have -- and they don't imagine that they are like the used car dealer who, having inherited the car dealership from his father, declares himself a self-made man.