“For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? And how can people preach unless they are sent?” (Romans 10: 13-15)
Today’s reading tells us that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But then it goes on to remind us that people need to hear about the Lord before they can believe in Him. We all have this longing in our hearts to be united with Christ, to be one with him. We were made in his image and likeness and we will be complete when we are one with him. Can you imagine having this longing in your heart but having no idea what it is that can satiate this longing? I would imagine you would stumble around trying to quiet this longing with many things. Even knowing who God is and that only He can fill this emptiness in me, at times I still try to fill it with other things. This always leads me to heartache and sometimes to sin. I finally quit struggling and allow him to provide the peace I am longing for. But if they don’t know that God is the one who can satiate that desire, that longing, then they will continue to stumble around in the dark. So as Christians we are called to preach the good news. We are sent as disciples of Christ, so that others may know Him. “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news!” (Romans 10:15)
Others may not heed the good news but that is not for us to worry about. All we can do is be Christ to others. Others will experience Christ through us; through our touch, our listening ear, our words of Truth and our prayers. The last time I was home my dad shared with me that he is worried about the souls of some of our family members. Some of them had a deep love for Christ and were faithful to the Church’s teaching but have done a complete 180. I told him that we need to pray for them and be good examples for them and some day they may return to Him. Just as Jesus called Andrew and Peter to “come, follow me,” he calls each one of us to do the same, each and every day.
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