“See that you not be deceived,
for many will come in my name, saying,
‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’
Do not follow them!" -Luke 21:8
11/25/2014 Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
We live in a time that is rife with false prophets. Some engage in misleading twisting of God's word (or the Pope's) to force it to fit their agenda. Some merely slap the label of 'Catholic' on themselves and then rally against all that the Church teaches. Almost all of us, to some extent, proclaim our Christianity on the outside and in public, but then behind closed doors or while driving on the highway are the furthest thing from the image of our Lord.
It is important that we do not become that false prophet misleading people. We become false prophets not only in what we say, but also in the times when we keep silent. There are a lot of places in our culture where it is easy for Christians to be quiet and go along to get along. But remember, whatever we intentionally do or intentionally ignore is a type of witness. And if we call ourselves Christian, then it is a witness to what Christians believe. Trust me, there is a lot of misinformation about what we believe (especially as Catholics), the last thing we need to do is to sit by silently letting the distorted perceptions of false prophets carry on.
We are the hands and feet, eyes and ears, hearts and yes, voices of the body of Christ. Let's do our best to image Him with compassion, mercy, strength and love. Only then will our witness to the truth resemble in even a small way, the beauty of our King.
God Bless,
P.D.O.
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