“We Christians must be the animating
force that raises the world up. Instead,
too often we have been the cause for people to find Christ and his message
alienating or repulsive”
This is a powerful statement
that both engages and challenges me. How
can I raise (my corner of) the world up—a smile to a co worker or a stranger on
the street, a letter or a phone call to a friend who I know needs a lift, praying
for a person or a community in a difficult situation. On the other side too I know I have been
guilty of hurting the cause of Christ—by engaging in hurtful gossip, by not
standing up for my faith when someone asked about it’s importance to me, by
judging others harshly instead of seeing with eyes of love and forgiveness
Dear Jesus, help me find a specific way to share your
love today, show me the person who needs it the most, and keep me from things
that would detract others from you
1 comment:
Thanks! This is a good reminder to us that holiness is simple and we are meant to live every part of our lives in communion with Christ and one another. This is the witness of the saints!
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