No matter what we do someone is going to be annoyed, someone is going to object. How we react is important. With love as the center of Christian existence our actions and words are important. We are asked to be obedient to God. Each person has their own individual idea on how to do this based upon their individual prayers and reflections. The Christian life is a beautiful life of hope and mercy. There is time for happiness and mirth, time for patience and faith. There is time for sacrifice and suffering. As Christians we are prepared for many different, difficult situations. Hopefully, we each are at peace and happy during the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Each time we attend Mass, love, compassion, and mercy should fill our hearts, minds, and souls. We should strive to be more obedient, more humble. We should want to be loving servants of God.
Baptism has made us disciples of Christ. We must decide what this means to us as individuals and then find a way to serve God with reverence, with love. Christians are asked by Jesus to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. As children this is easier, as adults this love requires patience, understanding, sacrifice, and courage. As we share the Good News with others we must always remember the beauty and mystery of our Baptism, of being disciples of Christ, of being loving servants of God.
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