It is easy to see how much this Gospel, which Christ
has left us with His words and His life, is far removed from our
Christianity—formal, empty, on Sundays only—and realize that if this true
Gospel came into contact with our mediocrity, it would make it explode, nullify
it.
As we continue to look at the
Gospel Maximum of Love, I am struck again by the directness of our Founder’s
words. I feel very uncomfortable as I
read them and I think I am intended to.
We have to ask myself, as honestly as I can, how formal and empty is our
Christianity? As I ponder the word
“formal” and “empty” thinking of a room
in a home for example, I am afraid to touch anything for fear I might break
glass, or leave a black mark on a perfectly white wall. Formal and empty Christianity then must be a
relationship with God and others where we are afraid of the “black marks” we
might leave by being honest about our failures or not wanting to get close
enough to others who are in difficulty for fear they might leave “black marks”
on us.
Jesus never hesitated to
reach out to everyone, rich and poor, clean and unclean, “sinner” and
“righteous”
Dear Jesus, give me the
courage to step out of my comfort zone, and truly spend myself for someone in
need. You would not ask me to do
something that You Yourself would not give me the strength to do
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