Why do we share our faith?
Because of who we are – we are Christians, members of the body of Christ and so Jesus Christ is in our life.
You can’t share about Jesus unless you realise this and get yourself reminded regularly about it – which is why we pray, read the bible, come to church and keep our feasts.
In the Church calendar the last day of May is set apart as the Feast of the Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth.
When Jesus first came to earth he lived in the womb of Mary (Luke 1:35). Weeks after she became pregnant Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth. Even as she greeted her cousin, Elizabeth felt a touch of the Holy Spirit as Mary spoke, so that her own unborn son, John, leapt inside her.
The words of Mary gained power from the depth of her being, where Christ dwelt.
In the story of the Visitation which ends with her Magnificat song (Luke 1:46-55) we see an exuberant overflow of faith.
If Jesus is in our life we are like Mary joyous ‘Christ bearers’.
We are gripped by a vision of truth, a purpose for living and a reason for dying.
We hold inside us a boundless source of love lending us compassion in the face of human need.
We gain enthusiasm, a spiritual power which serves to help us both in witnessing to the truth that is in Jesus and in demonstrating his love for the needy.
We share our faith because if Jesus is in your life it’s the way things go.
Let us reflect for a moment on Christ within us whose presence will shortly be renewed in his gift to us of Holy Communion.
Picture Abbey Church of Guîtres 12th century of Mary embracing Elizabeth with passion.
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