Today, our faith is challenged – in some measure due to new visibility and voice for age-old and world-wide issues. We know that Jesus called us to love one another, for all of us to love all of our neighbors. But we continue to fall short. What a lovely thought that we could wish it away – all the hatred. What a magnificent dream to see a sweep of a wand that could make things right for all people – all respected and loved. What a beautiful image to visualize Jesus making things whole for all of us, today – through faith. But the magician is inadequate to the task and Jesus isn’t physically here.
So what do we have? We have to remember that Jesus IS here – within each of us. Jesus continues to speak through each of our words and to act through each of our choices. Our faith is made manifest in our everyday words and our everyday works. Our faith can be as true as that of the suffering woman, and that of the official for his daughter (Matthew 9: 18-26). We have the power to use our deep faith for the benefit of the other. But we – I – may lack the courage to do so.
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