This
Sunday we are reminded to live the gospel message in our daily lives, and that
we bring Christ to everyone we meet.
This is a heavy charge given to us.
First we must live in the way Christ taught us by living the
commandments and gospel message. We must
keep the commandments and be living examples of the joy Christ brings to our
lives when we live as we should. We must
live a moral life, without tolerating sin in our lives. Then we need to love those around us where
they are.
We
must also be good neighbors to everyone around us. Loving the sinner means bringing Christ to
them. We heal their wounds, meet their
physical needs, and help when and where we can.
But then we are asked to meet their spiritual needs. We cannot stop with just the body, but we
need to bring the message of Christ and his healing power to their souls as
well. Sin needs to be acknowledged so it
can be forgiven. Christ always forgave
the sins of those he healed. Usually
before he healed them he forgave their sins, because that was more
important. “Your sins are forgiven, now
go and sin no more”, was a phrase often heard by Jesus. So now the charge for us: Go and live the
gospel message, healing body and soul of those you encounter, to bring all to
Christ to live with him in his eternal kingdom.
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