Heed God's Voice
Are we open to the voice of God?
"Hard of face and obstinate of heart are they to whom I am sending you," the author of Ezekiel notes in our first reading this Sunday, and Jesus himself faces obstinancy in his ministry: "A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house." (Mark 6:1-6).
Throughout the ages, people have been closed off to hearing from the messengers of God and answering the life-giving call to conversion. Sometimes we're stubborn or would rather do things "our way." Sometimes we're stuck in our sin and don't want to be challenged. Sometimes we just don't care.
God wants better for us. Christ wants to break through to our stony hearts and invite us to new life. Will we let him? We invite you to watch this short video below from Sr. Josephine Garrett, a sister and friend of the Word on Fire Institute, from our new series Catholicism 101, to learn more about the breakthrough of Christ in the world: