SATURDAY 10th JULY 2021
Matthew 10, 24-33:
“If one takes my side before men, I will also take his side before my Father in heaven. And if anyone denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father in heaven”.
The comment we can make on today’s Gospel passage is very similar to the comment we made yesterday.
During this summer time we tend to have more encounters with others, we relate more with people, we live more outwardly, we spend more time in the street….
This makes it possible for us and also enables us to make our witness as Christians often clearer and more evident. Also in summer we have to be courageous witnesses of the faith we profess.
We cannot keep our Christianity in our winter clothes.
We are witnesses with our behaviour and also with our words.
It is far from being a question of being “crusaders”, but neither is it a question of being frightened and dominated by fear.
We cannot go with our crosses held high, but neither can we go with our hands tied and our mouths gagged.
Ask the Lord that you may know how to put into your life the words of today’s Gospel: “If anyone takes my side before men, I will also take his side before my Father in heaven. And if anyone denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father in heaven”.
Be courageous in your Christian witness.
Good day.
Antonio Sanjuán Marín, cmf
