"Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and reverence..." 1 Peter 3: 15-16
This verse stuck out to me at Mass today. Yes, we need to hope in God, but do we know why? And that applies to every aspect of our Christian faith--do we know why we believe what we believe? Can we explain and defend our faith? We need to be prepared for situations where our Christianity will be questioned.
I feel like I have been questioned about my beliefs quite a bit in the past five years. This challenges me to dig deeper into my faith to find explanations for the world's questions. Like Peter says, we need to speak with "gentleness and reverence" when explaining our faith. You don't need to argue and speak forcefully to be heard. Speak out of love and peace, and the Holy Spirit will be your guidance.
I love it! "gentleness and reverence" In the heart of the moment, I wish everyone would remember this...including me
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