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our comfort zone in order to restore right relationship with Jesus and with others. Being
an everyday prophet is about having integrity and, yes, courage, to live out our faith,
whatever the cost.
In practical terms, being an everyday prophet can mean speaking out against unjust
working conditions at our job. Or it may be as simple and non dramatic as refusing to
join in the gossip at lunch or forward that angry email vilifying a political figure or celeb-
rity. And, of course, the closer to home we practice that prophetic call, the more diffi-
cult it is to be respected and heard, as Jesus himself experienced in the Gospel passage
for today: ˈA prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own
kin and in his own home.ˉ
As everyday prophets, we don˅t respond to injustice from a place of judgment and con-
demnation, but from a place of love, as Jesus modeled for us. We respond with love,
because God loves us unconditionally and absolutely. Choosing to be an everyday
prophet, regardless of the cost, is how we witness to the gift of salvation we have re-
ceived. By choosing to do the most good we can, we witness to others the power of
God˅s goodness and love to transform the lives of people in this world. We become
visible, living proof of the Good News that salvation has come and is available to ordi-
nary people like ourselves, flawed as we are. Choosing to be an everyday prophet isn˅t
easyˎ.it comes with risk, with sacrifice, and with painˎbut shouldn˅t we be willing to
make these sacrifices for Jesus who loved us so much that he died for us?
P
RAYER
I can˅t
You must
I am yours
Lead me
(Prayer said by Archbishop Romero at a moment of great
anguish in his ministry to the people of El Salvador)
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Cambria Smith
Parish Life Director