Watch How You Live
Our Lord’s words are not about coercing other people into religion, but about doing good in a visible way, ‘so that others, seeing your good works, may glorify your father in heaven’. In Recife, Brazil, where great numbers of poor people were illiterate, Bishop Helder Camara used to instruct his catechists, ‘Sisters and brothers, watch how you live. Your lives may be the only gospel your neighbours will ever read.’ We are all witnesses, at every moment of the day. That does not mean shouting the Creed from the rooftops. It means living in such a way that our lives would not make sense if God did not exist.
(taken from on-line prayer website: Sacred Space).
The most interesting part of the reflection above is: living in such a way that our lives would not make sense if God did not exist.
Well, so many times we give up easily and run away when we're facing problems. But, I'm sure that Our God doesn't want us to do that. He wants us to be patient, keep our faith, keep doing good deeds, and show the world that we make a difference because we're His children.
No matter what, no matter how, we need to keep doing good as His witnesses in this world. This is to show the world that He is exist. People can see His existence through us and His name be glorified.
Not an easy task, but let's try it everyday! (-fon-)
How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?
--- James 2:20
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