Friday of Week 31 – Rom 15:14-21; Luke 16:1-8
Let’s be honest: most of us aren’t Saint Paul, boldly announcing ourselves as “a minister of Christ Jesus.” Yet something truly decisive happened when we were carried to the baptismal font. In Baptism, Christ claimed us and drew us into His own priesthood—the common priesthood of the faithful. We may not all be ordained, but we are genuinely called to share the Good News, and that call has been sitting on our doorstep ever since.
So how do we proclaim the Gospel? Start here: the Gospel is the astonishing truth that God loves sinners. He loves every person—no exceptions, no fine print. He calls us now, most powerfully in the quiet, radiant presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, and He gently asks: “What am I to do?” Do my words match my deeds? Do I sometimes say one thing, do another, and think something else entirely? I know how awkward and faltering my witness can be. It’s one thing to struggle through weakness; it’s quite another to keep silent out of self-interest.
Lord Jesus, grant me the virtue of prudence. Teach me to recognise Your gifts—never to waste them, but to spend them for the glory of Your Name. Make me an instrument through whom You reveal Your mercy and love to those You place before me. Amen.