11 Dec 2015
Trying to be a faithful disciple of Christ is probably going
to make somebody annoyed with you. If
they said John the Baptist was “possessed by a demon” and Jesus was “a glutton
and a drunkard,” you can rest assured that somebody’s going to look at you
weird if you try to put your Catholic faith into practice. Just expect it. Expect it and don’t worry about it.
It’s more important—and better—to just keep our minds and
hearts focused on the Lord. Let him tell us what’s important in
life. Let him be our model of mercy; our model of wisdom and joy. Let him
be the Light that lights our wandering paths in life. Isaiah offers us challenge we take up every
day as Christians: “If you would
hearken to [God’s] commandments, your prosperity would be like a river.” “If
we pay attention to God;” that’s the challenge – the word: “if."
Following Christ isn’t an order; it’s an invitation. He says: “If
you choose to follow me . . . if you
choose to follow me.” The challenge is
to follow him in faith, regardless of what others say about us. All that matters is what Christ says about
us. And what does he say? He calls us “blessed:” “Blessed are they who
follow the Lord.” Blessed are they.
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