It's been an interesting few days. We've seen the supreme court decide for the entire nation an issue of morality. Forcing states (regardless of voters opinion in those states) to accept something they may or may not approve of. For many that's a hard thing to swallow. Tempers are high. Families are fighting among one another. People are spitting on Priests. In several celebratory parades people mocked Jesus Christ himself, and attacked Christians in effigy.
So how do we as Christians respond? We live our vocation. It is time for us to step up and be the men and women we claim to be. Imperfect, broken, but forgiven. We pray. We love. We remain chaste to our calling in life. We call people to Christ by our actions as well as our words. It is not a time for anger or berating. Rather its a time for peace, joy and love.
The Supreme court decision does nothing to redefine what we morally believe to be the real, revealed truth of God. So we raise our families. We stay true to our spouses. We live our lives as Catholics. That means a sacramental life. It's time to start receiving those channels of grace and putting them to work. When we do something wrong, it's time to get to confession. When we are having a rough day, it's time to get to communion. We need to start praying as families, as husbands and wives, as single men and women. We need to sanctify the day to the Lord, hour by hour. Take up a rosary, the Divine Office, or just speak to God!
Live your calling. Live it with love, peace and joy. Let people see that you are the person you claim to be. Do not condone sin, but always treat it with the gloves of mercy and love. Every single one of us is a sinner. We all have things in our closet that we are not proud of. We are forgiven, and so we forgive. We pray for the other, as we would pray for ourselves. Above all, we pray His will be done, on earth, as it is in Heaven.
-Brian
