friend of God

Romans 15:14-21; Ps 98 The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power; Luke 16:1-8

Look at the psalm once again and hold it in your mind: The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.

How? How has the Lord revealed his saving power to the nations?

Now, we instantly think of the cross, Christ dying and rising or we think of the miracles in the gospels of Jesus curing the sick, making the blind to see, walking on water, raising the dead.

Or perhaps we think of other miracles, other events that have refused to be bound by the natural laws.

But in reality, we miss the point if that is all we think about and if that is all we look for.

The answer to the question, "How does God reveal his saving power to the nations?" is a simply one.

You and me! We are the vehicles of that saving power. Our words, our actions, our lives knit together reflect the power of God.

Today the Lord will reveal if we let him his saving power through us. What an amazing purpose and calling we have received.

THis is why we celebrate the feast of the saints, like Charles Borromeo.


Their lives reflects something of that saving power we not only what to see and experience but we are invited to be part of each day anew.

This is what it means to be a friend of God.

"Life is no more than the swift passing reflection on the changeless mirror of eternity and men who burn with love of God wear out their mortal sheath before old age dulls their mind and spirit."

Charles Borromeo would often say, "be mindful of others but not forgetful of self."

Know your role. Know what God wants to do with you by the life you lead. Open yourself up to him and let him have his way with you.

Things to remember about Charles Borromeo. He was born in a castle and he lived like a Rock Star. His uncle was the Pope and in those days it meant you had the world at your finger tips.

Then something happened. In the lives of the saints there is always something that happens that turns the light on. He gave up all of his worldly stuff and began to work tirelessly for the sick and dying and poor, as a priest of God.

He got it. He realized that he couldn't wait around for the saving power of God to just happen but rather he allowed God to use him to make his power known, to revealing his saving reality in the world.


What about you and I, today, here and now, as we are, where we are, what we are. OPen you life, your heart, your mind, let God reveal his saving power through you, as a wife, as a mother, as a husband, as a Father, as mechanic, as a farmer, as a rancher, as teacher, as genuine lover.

Go on, be not afraid, your destiny awaits. Be a child of the light.