How will YOU get THERE?

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 Whenever there is good news to be shared, what do you do?

Do you call your best friend, a family member, or post it online?

We all love to share good news.  There’s just something inside us that needs to tell other people whenever something wonderful is happening in our life. 

The same is true for every generation.  In Psalm 145, David speaks of praising God.

 “One generation praises your deeds to the next and proclaims your mighty works.”

In the New Testament in Acts Chapter 4 (Verse 20), the elders were scratching their heads trying to figure out what to do with Peter and John.  Those two rascals, filled with the Holy Spirit, could not be controlled.

So the elders, the Sanhedrin, had a great idea.  They would just tell Peter and John to stop talking about Jesus and teaching in his name.  Problem solved!

Well, not exactly.

Peter and John told them, “It is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”

From the Old Testament to the New, people could not stop speaking about the Good News that Jesus is the Messiah.  They could not stop telling others all of the good things he did for them.  They could not stop praising God!

When I read this, I started wondering how we, as individuals are doing in that regard today.  As a Church, we continue to do this every day.  We celebrate Mass and carry on the Sacraments as God intended.

But as individuals, are we so excited about the coming of Jesus, that we, too, cannot stop praising him in gratitude for his great works?  Do we just have to share this good news with others?

If not, what would it take to get us there?

Janet Cassidy
janetcassidy.blogspot.com

 

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