I have concerns over my relatives who do not connect with the Church. Being a person of faith makes my life so much fuller and happier and I wish that for them. The word of Jesus consoles me: “by their fruits you will know them.” The fruits of their lives are full of blessing. They are kind, considerate, forgiving, compassionate to the suffering, generous toward those in need, working to create a more just and peaceful society, attentive to the younger generation. They have great fruits! So even though they might not be enrolled in a parish, we can “know them” as people who live as God wants us to live. I have to hand them over to mercy of God since they, like all of us, are children of God even if they don’t acknowledge it.
JUNE282023
By Church Staff
