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How can I share or even preach the Good news? I’ve got many reasons why I cannot…

Then again the real question should be, how can I not? How can I not glorify my Lord, my God by my words and deeds? How can I not share? The great love of my Saviour who died for me so that I may live? How my Lord conquered death so that I may live with Him? How my Lord would never leave me an orphan, for I have the Holy spirit to lead and guide me the rest of my life? How I belong to His Holy Church He established? How He provided the Sacraments for which we live life to the full?

For those living in sin and darkness, how can I not share the light of Christ? If a runaway bus was about to hit a group of people and I was the only one who saw it, can I remain silent? So it is with people living in sin, it is my duty to warn them of the danger and do everything in my power to keep them safe. Even if it means laying down my life for them.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be world without end. Amen

FIRST READING
Acts 20:17–27

GOSPEL
John 17:1–11a

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all people, so that your son may give eternal life to all you gave him. Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ. I glorified you on earth by accomplishing the work that you gave me to do. Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began.

“I revealed your name to those whom you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you gave me is from you, because the words you gave to me I have given to them, and they accepted them and truly understood that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me. I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours, and everything of mine is yours and everything of yours is mine, and I have been glorified in them. And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you.”

Does our faith lasts only until the next crisis comes along? Will it be shattered to the point of unbelief? Do we then question and find no answers?

We need to embrace and constantly ponder over the wonderful gift of our baptism. In which we become the children of God. This powerful sacrament of grace in which we are inserted into the life, death and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit comes upon us freeing and protecting us from sin. Guiding, counseling and leading us to holiness.

We are never alone, for just as Jesus is in and with the Father; so too He is with us for all eternity. His peace is upon us and we have nothing to fear. Our Lord has conquered the world! Amen.

FIRST READING
Acts 19:1–8

GOSPEL
John 16:29–33

The disciples said to Jesus,
“Now you are talking plainly, and not in any figure of speech. Now we realize that you know everything and that you do not need to have anyone question you. Because of this we believe that you came from God.” Jesus answered them, “Do you believe now? Behold, the hour is coming and has arrived when each of you will be scattered to his own home and you will leave me alone. But I am not alone, because the Father is with me. I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world.”