Sometimes our family and friends do not accept our faith. They know us better than most people and yet that knowledge clouds their opinion of us (and our opinion of them). They might see us trying to become better Christians and they don’t understand it. They know our sinfulness and they point it out to us in such a way to make us wonder if we’re fooling ourselves. They tell us: Why are you wasting your time on prayer? Why are you trying to be someone you’re not? Isn't there something else you’d rather be doing than going to Church? Not all of us have these people around, but for those of us who do, it is a constant struggle to keep living the Christian faith when family and friends don’t live it themselves. We should remember that we are not here on earth just for them. We are here to do God’s Will and sometimes that means leaving our native place in order to fulfill our mission to the world.
Who are the people (not necessarily family or friends) in our lives who challenge our faith? How do we handle having our beliefs challenged? Do we offer up our trials for the reparation of sins and the conversion of sinners?
O Lord, we do not seek to be accepted by anyone else, but you.
Amen.
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