MINISTER’S NOTE 13 FEBRUARY 2022
What does God’s reign look like to you, the reign of
God who sees all of God’s creation as beloved and
blessed and calls us to be in a community that
models such a perspective?
God calls us to be a part of the kind of kingdom
that Christ modelled offering healing, attending to
the very real needs of the poor and suffering and
acting with love. Jesus calls us out of our complacency
and says that the reign of God, here and
now, is about something more than just our own
accomplishments. We are challenged to look at
our lives and our world with new eyes. We are also
challenged to clarify our values and examine what
are the things in life that we will take a stand for in
relation to faithful living. We are called to reorient
our relationships and reverse the social, economic,
and political injustices that surround us so that we
might live most fully into the reign of God here and
now.
The words from today’s readings are not a gospel
of comfort, but a gospel of challenge to embrace
the world with the love and eyes of Jesus. May God
grant us the grace to follow in the footsteps of
Christ, serve faithfully in God’s mission and be the
salt and light that Jesus calls us to be.
Every blessing,
Vuyelwa.