The Gospel is meant to
be lived. It is not a mere collection of
stories just to make us feel good. It is
not a code of laws that regulate all our actions. It is a way of life. It is all about acknowledging that we are
loved and that God’s Love is offered to the world through us who have been
chosen by God to be the bearers of the Good News in the power of the Holy
Spirit.
Knowing the Faith is
necessary, but it is not enough. Loving according
to human measure does not reach the heights God has intended for us. It must be “woven together” is a manner of
living that communicates the Truth.
Jesus relates to each unique individual, inviting to a personal response
at the depth each one is capable of understanding.
The rich young man in
the Gospel today is a reminder to us all as to how we can become slaves to our
own possessions. We accumulate what we claim
as our own, and it then lays claim to us.
When our concern for things other than God leads us to fail in our
responsibility to put God first, we are not living the full promise of the
Gospel.
Parents have a special duty
to teach their children how to live the ways of Faith. This means that their own lives ought to be
in conformity to the Gospel and that they need to do all they can to ensure
that their children develop the habits that allow the Gospel to be primary in
their lives as well. When we fail as a
witness to our own families, we cannot hope to succeed in bringing the world to
Christ.
God understands our
human limitations. He gives us the power
to fulfill His Will. When we fail, the Sacrament
of Reconciliation is there to help us to return to the Gospel way of life. Our children need to see us pick ourselves up
after we fall. This, too, is part of the
witness of the Gospel way of life.
When Jesus looks into
your heart, what does He see there? What
does He ask you to do for love of Him?
Are you willing to follow?
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