Evangelism.
Since Cafe Catholica- no, scratch that.. since I have admitted and practiced my faith this year, I started to see and feel so many opportunities to evangelize.
Ooh! The word that not very many Catholics are quick to do. For 20 years of my life, I have always hidden behind the door, because of my little faith. Marcel LeJeune in Cafe Catholica Houston 2010 told us that as Catholics, we were CONFIRMED and ANOINTED not to be just "labeled" Catholics, but to be a light to others through evangelism.
I don't know what you are thinking, but the idea of evangelism has such a negative connotation these days. I was just talking to two great friends of mine, and they just hate it whenever people come up to them and ask them if they are saved or that they will be going to hell because they are straight up Buddhist. I constantly get ridiculed because they assume that I will do the same thing to them because of my faith. I do not blame them! Did Christ go up to his disciples and told them that they will go to Hell? Or did He lead by example and showed love and compassion to everyone he encountered? Mohammed did make a point (don't quote me):
"I like your Christ, I don't like your Christians."
How can we bring people into the Church if we scare them away? You cannot force anyone out of their free will, so lead by example and love with all your heart, your mind and your soul to our Lord Jesus Christ. "It is not your job to "lead" (them), but to get out of the way (LeJeune)".
I will leave you with a special quote by my lovely sister, Janie:
"Sometimes we are only meant to plant the seed."
Praise be to our Lord Jesus Christ.
