I was asked to write a lenten reflection today, so Here is what I wrote fro my favorite Alaska resident, Meghan
“Look and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.” How many
times have we heard this statement and how could they not see or how could they
not hear or how could they not understand?
There are some hard hearts that will never see, hear, or
understand. This is hard for some of us
to get past as they are our friends, neighbors and those we love. Does that mean we stop loving them or more
importantly loving them with the Gospel, of course not? Sometimes it is just easier for us to just
walk away or not get into it with the hard hearted but is that what we are
called to? Of course not because some
will hear or see us proclaim the Gospel and say "Never before has anyone
spoken like this man” and "This is truly the Prophet." That’s right we are the prophets from the
moment we were baptized
we were called by that baptism to be “priest, prophet and king.” God promises us through his word that “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brethren; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him” (Deuteronomy 18:18). Does that mean you will be predicting the future? Probably not too many of us will do that but we are called to be the prophets of God. We are called to be His mouth in this world to proclaim the Gospel of truth to all. We are called to explain why we as Catholics find contraception, sterilization and abortive drugs to be intrinsically evil. We are called to proclaim the Gospel of life and not the culture of death. We are called to proclaim His love and mercy for all, even those us that fall short. We are called to perfect our holiness and challenge others to do the same.
we were called by that baptism to be “priest, prophet and king.” God promises us through his word that “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brethren; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him” (Deuteronomy 18:18). Does that mean you will be predicting the future? Probably not too many of us will do that but we are called to be the prophets of God. We are called to be His mouth in this world to proclaim the Gospel of truth to all. We are called to explain why we as Catholics find contraception, sterilization and abortive drugs to be intrinsically evil. We are called to proclaim the Gospel of life and not the culture of death. We are called to proclaim His love and mercy for all, even those us that fall short. We are called to perfect our holiness and challenge others to do the same.
This is not time
for to stand idle or stay comfortable.
Being a follower of Jesus is not comfortable but take comfort in Him, "O Lord, my God, in you I take refuge." As my favorite prophet of our own time said at his election to the pontificate in quoting scripture said, "Be not afraid,"
Let no one say, look and see that no prophet arises from Anchorage, from South Bend, from Erie, from St. Marys, or from where you are.
Let no one say, look and see that no prophet arises from Anchorage, from South Bend, from Erie, from St. Marys, or from where you are.
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