Change the Tide

 It is The Great Commission.

     Jesus told His disciples: “Go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands that I have given you. And be sure of this, I am with you always, even to the end of the world.” Matthew 28:19-20

     Pope Francis echoed a version of that when he told young people to “go against the tide and change the world.” That is the specific business of all Christians everywhere. 

     We are not meant to just save ourselves. We are here in this life for a purpose, and a core part of that purpose — which is the vocation of every Christian — is to witness to the Gospels with our lives. That means, by definition, that we must go against the tide.
Jesus Christ was not and is not just another man. He was and is and always will be, to paraphrase St Thomas, “our Lord and our God.”

     Christianity is not a philosophy. It is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
     The only way Christians can change the world is by going against the tide. Joshua told the Israelites, “Choose this day whom you will serve.” That challenge is repeated to each succeeding generation.

What is your answer?
 
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Published on Apr 28, 2013