REFLECTION
FROM THE DESK OF THE PASTOR
We
see many people choose to walk in darkness. There are many who do not want to
know the truth. They would rather stay in the dark. Those who have been called
by Christ to be his disciples, all of us, have to have the courage to bring the
light of His Truth to those who choose darkness. There are many people who are
thrown into darkness. Due to no fault of their own, they are put into horrible
situations. There are many children who have been shuffled from home to home in
the foster systems and then forced to make their way alone in the world when
they turn 18. There are many elderly people who are left with hardly any income
to support themselves. Sometimes people will say to me, and I’m sure, to you,
“There is no way out for me.” Well there is something we can do. We can love
them. We can help whenever possible. We can let them know that they are not
alone in the world. We can pray with them. We can pray for them.
The
world is beautiful for those who are in the light. The world is horrible for
those who are in darkness. We are in the light. We need to bring this light to
others. Like Simon Peter, Andrew James and John we need to be fishers of men.
Let us use our own unique talents to bring others to Christ. Our central
prayer, the fundamental prayer of the Church is the Mass. We come together each
week, and for some every day, to receive the grace, the strength. We need to
complete the mission we have been given to engage others and lead them to join
us in the journey of the kingdom of God.
