I have come to set the world on fire and how I wish it were already blazing. –Luke 12:49
If we want to set the world on fire, we first must be on fire.
As missionaries, why do we need to be “on fire”?
Because His Spirit is strong.
Because the love of our Lord is too great for us to contain within ourselves.
Because only through the power of the Holy Spirit, can we proclaim the goodness of the Lord.
Because it is by the fire of the Spirit that sets us ablaze for mission.
We are called to proclaim the Good News. We are called to share in the love of our Heavenly Father. We are called to set ourselves aside, and put Christ at the centre. We are called to bring hope for this generation. We are brothers and sisters, journeying together to our true Home. We are friends seeking the Good in one another. We are visionaries, working towards a new creation. We are His hands, His feet, going to the ends of the earth for that one lost sheep. We are on fire missionaries, seeking to continue the mission of Christ by setting the world on fire.
In your nature, eternal Godhead, I shall come to know my nature. And what is my nature, boundless love? It is fire, because you are nothing but a fire of love. And you have given humankind a share in this nature, for by the fire of love you created us. And so with all other people and every created thing; you made them out of love. O ungrateful people! What nature has your God given you? His very own nature! Are you not ashamed to cut yourself off from such a noble thing through the guilt of deadly sin? O eternal Trinity, my sweet love! You, light, give us light. You, wisdom, give us wisdom. You, supreme strength, strengthen us. Today, eternal God, let our cloud be dissipated so that we may perfectly know and follow your Truth in truth, with a free and simple heart. God, come to our assistance! Lord, make haste to help us! Amen. (St. Catherine of Siena)
Ite, omnia incendite et inflammate.