Here and Now with Francis 7/4/16 (mission, joy, Christ, trust, Christianity, humility)

By Anonymous

That of the Christian in the world is a wonderful mission, is a mission for all, is a mission of service, without exception; it requires so much generosity and especially his eyes and heart turned on high, to invoke the Lord’s help. There is so much need for Christians who testify with joy the Gospel in everyday life.

From the angelus
The missionaries always preach a message of salvation to all; not only the missionaries who go away, even us, Christian missionaries who say a good word for salvation. And this is the gift that Jesus gives us the Holy Spirit. This announcement is to say: “The kingdom of God is at hand for you.” (v. 9), because Jesus has [“approached”] God to us; God became one of us; in Jesus, God reigns in our midst, His merciful love overcomes sin and human misery.... And this is the Good News that the “laborers” should bring to everyone a message of hope and consolation, peace and charity. When Jesus sends His disciples ahead of Him in the villages, He advised them, “Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house! “. […] Cure the sick that are in it”(vv. 5.9). All this means that the Kingdom of God is built day by day and already offers on this earth its fruits of conversion, purification, love and consolation among men. It’s a beautiful thing! To build day by day this Kingdom of God that one goes ahead [by doing.] Do not destroy, build!... For this, the worker of the Gospel will strive to be free from human influences of every kind, carrying neither money bag, sack, sandals (cf. v. 4), as recommended by Jesus, to rely solely on the power of the Cross of Christ. This means giving up all personal reason to boast, of careerism or hunger for power, and means being humble instruments of salvation worked by Jesus’ own sacrifice. [full text]

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