Birth of John Baptist
As we celebrate the Birth of St. John the Baptist, I thought of reflecting on his birth and our birth.
SJB born to prophesy the coming of Messiah... He was not born with silver spoon rather with a metal staff. His birth is a great example for our existence.
Was he born only to prophesy Messiah's coming or something else???
His purpose of coming is not only to announce Messiah's arrival but also to prepare the path that nobody has trodden.
His famous dictum is this... Repent.
Thus the path to kingdom of God is our heart.
But is only repentance his news?
Perhaps some more too...
His life is of both words and actions...
He was a field revolutionary. While he was in his mother's womb he leapt when Blessed Virgin Mary wished Elizabeth... He began his revolution at that very moment. He was then fostered by BVM's Magnificat.
We could see that spirit when he confronted the King for his adulterous relationship.
So he is a man of virtues: Honest, Humble, True to God, Courageous, Simple and sounding.
Let us examine ourselves...🤔🤔
# Do we really have the courage to confront immorality of a person?
If you do the world will question you: "Why do you worry about them, let them be on their own." If you don't do the world will mark you as indifferent and coward
# Do we really prepare our hearts for Messiah?
If yes the world would say good actor, expecting publicity. If no, then the world world would say: "Your prayer life is poor."
# Do we really fight for justice?
If yes, then you are an immoral person to the world since you question positions.
If no, then you are a selfish for the world.
Whatever we do there are people who criticize everything. It also happened to SJB and Jesus as well.
Let's take the least trodden path of SJB.
Let's pray:
Lord the Fighter of justice so honest let me also have courage in choosing the narrow way like St. John the Baptist. Amen
