Nov 24 Sun
How can I serve Christ better?
- With self-sacrifice.
“It is sad today to see that there are also many millions of people in the world who turn against Christ, or rather against the shadow of Christ, since Christ is someone they do not know. They haven't seen the beauty of his face. They do not know how wonderful his teachings are, and they say the same thing the Jews said two thousand years ago: ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’
“Faithfull to our Christian vocation, we must serve, without show or noise, trying to do the work of three thousand while making the noise of three. By working in this way, without drawing attention to ourselves, passing unnoticed, gently taking problems off other people's plate."
“I have a feeling inside as if our Lord were asking me a specific question: ‘How do you let me reign in you?’ I would reply that, for him to reign in me, so that my every heartbeat, my every breath, may be transformed into a Hosanna! to Christ my King... I would say to the Lord that, for Him to reign in me, I need his grace."
“Service. How I like that word! Serving my king, Christ Jesus, serving, always serving. Give us, my Mother, this sense of service. When faced with the wonder of God who was to become man, you said: Ecce ancilla! Behold your handmaid! Teach me to serve like that."
“My mother, may I bear the witness of this service to Christ in the world, by making him the King of all my life's actions, the ultimate and only reason for my existence. Then, once I've borne witness by my example, I'll be able to give the doctrine, the theory, as Jesus did who began to do and teach."
Christ will reign in us, despite our errors, if we humbly struggle to make reparation.
Don't let your mistakes worry you. Be faithful to our Lord; seek him constantly, and ask for his help.
“How do you react when you make a mistake? Do you become discouraged? If so, then you're not a good child of God nor a good soldier of Christ the King, because such a reaction comes from pride and not humility. What do you think you are? I see myself, and I repeat it many times a day, as a poor and humble servant. Our Lord sought us out just as we are."
“Lord, help me to leave all my foolishness behind. But if at night you once again have proof of your human condition, don't become discouraged. You're a human being, a soldier of Christ, and you want him to reign."
Our Lord is telling us: ‘If you put me at the heart of all earthly activities by fulfilling each moment's duty, bearing witness to me in what seems big and in what seems small... then: I shall draw all things to myself! My kingdom among you will become a reality!’
May we learn to give our lives to the Lord our King, who has enrolled us in his service.
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