If we have faith in God, we will see the goodness of God. As we trust in God, we come to see that God works wonders, sometimes in others, and at times in us.
God seeks to change the world by inviting us to trust in Him. Through the trust we have in God, we can become the change we want to see in the world. If we are confidently sure that God will transform us and our neighbor, we have already changed the world by allowing ourselves to be altered by welcoming the gift of faith that God has given us.
If we have faith and if we love our neighbor, we can come to see that God works wonders in such situations. If we love our neighbor as ourselves,* as Jesus taught us to do, we will be patient with our neighbor.** Feeling loved, our neighbor will come to love herself. Our neighbor will then come to make good decisions which affirm his own worth.
This week I have seen the fruits of such love. Here at the Catholic Worker House we heard about a particular man who had recently been homeless and then left town. We heard from his friends who have loved him, about how, since he left town, he has taken steps which show he loves himself.
Here once again I'll call this recently homeless man "Davey." While he lived here in Redwood City, Davey was homeless, sleeping in the bushes and in tents and wherever he could find a place to sleep. Since he left town, he has gotten a job. We also heard that he has been clean since he left town. He has stopped using the substances which had been troubling for him.
Davey's friends have kept showing him love. In time he has come to love himself, which shows in how he has been making choices reflecting how he loves and respects himself.
I heard that Davey will be back in town in about a week. I am looking forward to seeing him and the fruits of the love which his friends have shown to him.
* Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14
** 1 Corinthians 13:4
God seeks to change the world by inviting us to trust in Him. Through the trust we have in God, we can become the change we want to see in the world. If we are confidently sure that God will transform us and our neighbor, we have already changed the world by allowing ourselves to be altered by welcoming the gift of faith that God has given us.
If we have faith and if we love our neighbor, we can come to see that God works wonders in such situations. If we love our neighbor as ourselves,* as Jesus taught us to do, we will be patient with our neighbor.** Feeling loved, our neighbor will come to love herself. Our neighbor will then come to make good decisions which affirm his own worth.
This week I have seen the fruits of such love. Here at the Catholic Worker House we heard about a particular man who had recently been homeless and then left town. We heard from his friends who have loved him, about how, since he left town, he has taken steps which show he loves himself.
Here once again I'll call this recently homeless man "Davey." While he lived here in Redwood City, Davey was homeless, sleeping in the bushes and in tents and wherever he could find a place to sleep. Since he left town, he has gotten a job. We also heard that he has been clean since he left town. He has stopped using the substances which had been troubling for him.
Davey's friends have kept showing him love. In time he has come to love himself, which shows in how he has been making choices reflecting how he loves and respects himself.
I heard that Davey will be back in town in about a week. I am looking forward to seeing him and the fruits of the love which his friends have shown to him.
* Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14
** 1 Corinthians 13:4
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