Living a Christian Life--A Call to Renewal & Evangelization

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Living a Christian Life--A Call to Renewal & Evangelization

Christ sends you forth.  He sends you out to His lost sheep.  Every one of us is commanded by Jesus to go teach the ignorant, to bring His light to them.  Imagine the idea of leaving children to their own devices, never instructing them in school.  You wouldn’t have it!  It is an act of mercy to educate our children and bring them to a better life.  We all easily understand that but when it comes to teaching about real Truth, about He who is all-knowing, all-loving, and sharing that wisdom, we clam up.  

Why can’t we make the connection when one is so much more important than the other?  Our fear comes into play, fear from the evil one.  The devil wants to shut you up.  Don’t let him get in your way.  Tell him to “get behind you” as Jesus did.  We must evangelize others for their own benefit.  You wouldn’t want to be left in darkness if you didn’t know something that could bring you real joy.  So don’t do that to others.  Spread the good news.  And let others evangelize to you too.  We all need instruction and better understanding of God, our role in life, etc., and others are often sent by God to us at a specific moment of God’s choosing.

A way to evangelize is to simply wear a Christian message.  That is not to say you are a walking billboard, but in a sense you are.  Saint Francis of Assisi evangelized by walking and only using words when he had to.  Keep in mind, though, that he only wore a gray robe, and everyone knew him to be a bearer of Christ, living a life of poverty in his robe and helping those who couldn’t help themselves.  In a sense, his walking around was acting as a moving billboard.  Everyone knew he was Christian by his charitable work for others.

We can wear a Christian wristband, a medal, a ring, a logo’d shirt, something, anything that directs other people’s minds toward Christ when they see you.  Wear something.  Get people to think about Jesus.  Spread the good news.  Others will take notice and may not say anything, but their minds will be directed toward Christ.


We can't just be lazy about our Christianity.  Laziness is a sin.  Christ said to go and spread the good news to everyone.  We can't just be silent.  We must speak up for Christ.


"Not to oppose error is to approve it; and not to defend truth is to suppress it; and indeed to neglect to confound evil men, when we can do it, is no less a sin than to encourage them."  --Pope St. Felix III

James 5, 20:  “He should know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.”

When something great happens at work, we share it with others.  When our team makes a great play and does something amazing, we jump and shout and celebrate with friends.  These are so small compared to everything Christ is doing every minute.  He is making truly amazing plays all the time.  We should be celebrating that and high-fiving Jesus with everyone!  That may seem weird, and we’ll probably never do that, but I sometimes wonder, “What if I really felt that kind of excitement?  Would I share it with others?”

We should at least be joyful.  St. Faustina’s Confessor instructed her to, “Act in such a way that all those who come into contact with you go away joyful.”  If we all do that, we’ll be peacemakers and light fires in people’s hearts.

“To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy is to set our own conditions to the events of each day.  To do this is to condition circumstances instead of being conditioned by them.” “Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of living.”  --Saint John Chrysostom

O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.