WORD 2day: Thursday, 8th week in Ordinary Time
May 30, 2024 - 1 Peter 2: 2-5,9-12; Mark 10: 28-31
As a Christian, as a disciple of Christ and a son or daughter of God, I need to see myself... that is, look at myself regularly, understand who I really am, and be attentive the inner movements that are taking place within me. Secondly, I need to see things around me, hear the helpless cries of people readily and be touched by it sincerely. I need to see who I am surrounded by and understand clearly why I am wherever I am. I need to see what really matters in a given situation - maintaining the decorum or causing a disorder towards a greater sense of life and love!
That would not suffice, because being a Christian involves being seen a lot too! Being seen as different, as honourable, as trust worthy, as reliable, as outgoing, as sensitive, as dedicated, as capable of true compassion, as persons with a definitive but a different set of priorities, as people who make a difference for the rest of the world around them. Without making a difference, what does it matter if I am follower of Christ or not, if I am a child of God or not?
Seeing and Being Seen - they are both equally important and intrisically interrelated. Our Christian call invites us to learn to see, and be prepared and worthy of being seen, as the One who called us wants from us!