Face the fear and do it anyway.

 

This past Sunday, Luke's gospel presented Part II of the Sermon on the Plain, where Jesus is the teacher of a universal ethic, featuring the Golden Ethic - "Do to others as you would have them do to you".  This turns all of life around.  It is revolutionary stuff, but the real revolution begins within each of us.  Christianity is not an ideology but a spirituality, living an ethic of love.  It is a love that is truly revolutionary for it has real consequences in standing up for the dignity of all humanity and for a just world for all.  So we are called to the revolution of love, the revolution of the gospel.  

"Fear, uncertainty – themes of these extraordinary times. 

We do our daily tasks, we meet with friends, and what happens?

 The person next to me has Covid and I step into the unknown.

Another business closes; another job is lost, and what happens?

 Real people suffer and they step into the unknown.

Wars are being played out, new ones threaten on the horizon, innocent people go hungry and what happens?

 The world is a more unsafe place and we step into the unknown. 

So the list could go on but no need to follow through until the end,

as maybe we not have the time.  Who needs to be depressed? 

We get the picture. 

Truth is that it does not have to be this way. 

The gospel turns everything around. 

Life could be different for all of us. 

Do we get that?

 Or do we still need to follow the unrighteous games of our world? 

Don’t be overcome by fear. 

Dare to be different; dare to embrace the gospel. 

Face our fears and let’s do it anyway.  

A challenge to the human heart is to be lived. 

We are called to take risks, to live in new and unexpected ways.

This is not human!  Hmmm!!!

Imitatio Deo.  Expect nothing in return. 

Love; do good; bless; pray. 

It is as simple and as difficult as that."