8 Oct 2015
It kind of goes without saying that being a Catholic
Christian isn’t easy. It never has
been. And the struggles we face as a
Church today aren’t new. But what got us
through in the past, is what will get us through today; and that is Christ.
You know, we see the family under assault, we see Christians
around the world under attack—even right here in the U.S. last week in
Oregon. There are divisions in the
Church, and we see our youth lured to other faiths, or to no faith at all. And, in comparison to the world, it can seem
like we’re doing pretty poorly as a community of faith.
But just when we start thinking that maybe we should try
something else to increase our numbers or whatever, Jesus steps in and says:
“Please be faithful to me.” You know,
the world has a lot to offer, and a lot of wisdom we the Church can learn from. But if we step away from Christ in order to
try “another plan” in order to revitalize ourselves, we’ve stepped away from
the one and only “thing” that can
revitalize us and the world.
When we’re tempted to think we need a new program, or a new
campaign, or a new philosophy of life, or whatever, Jesus steps in and says:
“Remember me.”
And that’s where it’s hard to be a Catholic Christian
today. It’s hard to remain true to the
Lord as the Lord when the world tries to convince us there’s a better way, a
more efficient way, a more productive way.
The Lord asks us to be persistent in our faith; to keep
knocking at the door of heaven asking for help and guidance; to be always true
to him. And with that persistence,
Christ—and Christ alone—will get us through to see the next generation of
faithful Christians arise.
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