Being a Disciple of Jesus Christ   

Blessed Louis Brisson [founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales] said “O Jesus, teach us how to make our soul be silent so that You may speak to us.” 

 

Pope Benedict XVI wrote, “Jesus’ disciples are called, not to be heralds of an idea, but witnesses of a person.”.’”

God called us before the foundation of the world and gave us a mission.  In the book of Amos we read, “I was a shepherd and a dresser of sycamores.”  These jobs were looked down upon in the time of Jesus.  Amos recognized that God called him and despite his social standing he answered God’s call.

St. Paul wrote to the Ephesians “In him (Jesus) we were also chosen…so that we might exist for the praise of His glory….  In the Gospel of Mark we find the story of Jesus sending out the Apostles on their mission.  Jesus told them not to get bogged down with the stuff (the things) of this world (not a second tunic) but to share the God News / Gospel message with the world.  

As we experience the change of seasons from fall to winter, it is a good time to inventory our priorities; to check where Jesus fits into our life and what kind of life we are living, to sit in the silence of our soul remembering we are witnesses to the true God & true Man Jesus Christ; we are His heralds to the world.

May God Be Praised!