SATURDAY 9th JULY 2022
Matthew 10, 24-33:
“If one takes my side before others, I will also take their side before my Father in heaven. And if anyone denies me before others, I will also deny them before my Father in heaven”.
The comment we can make on today’s Gospel passage is much the same as yesterday.
During this summer time we tend to have more encounters with other people, we relate more with people, we live more outwardly, we spend more time in the street…
This makes it possible for us and also means that we often have to make our witness as Christians 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 through our behaviour and also through our words.
It is far from being “crusaders”. But neither is it a matter 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 people, I will also take their side before my Father in heaven. And if anyone denies me before others, I will also deny them before my Father in heaven”.
Be courageous in your Christian witness.
Good day.
Antonio Sanjuan Cmf
