I just arrived from a parish mission teaching entitled “How Faith Allows us to See” by Fr. Ben St. Croix CC from the Companions of the Cross. I didn’t expect to attend the first session, but Ellen-Maigue offered to come with me after our one-on-one. So, away we went.
“Faith is born of an encounter with the living God who calls us and reveals his love (…) faith, received from God as a supernatural gift, becomes a light for our way, guiding our journey through time.”
– Lumen Fidei
The teaching made me look back to my experiences last year. My own faith was reborn from the many encounters I had with God, moments where He so clearly revealed Himself to me. But what made me decide to go back to the community was the realization that my experiences needed an output- a response and Yes of sorts.
As faith evangelizers we are called to proclaim the message then allow those people to respond. Evangelization is allowing others to realize that God’s love doesn’t stop at the invitation. Rather it begins with the journey we begin to take as a result of hearing His call. Faith is giving God the chance to unravel His personal adventure for us and trusting that He will continue to surprise us along the way.
As Young people being and bringing Christ wherever we are, my life should then serve as both an invitation to Christ and the vehicle that takes others to His eternal banquet.
