From Comfort to Creation: Answering the Call
“For the Souls in Purgatory – Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord”
Genesis 12:1-5
The LORD said to Abram: Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All the families of the earth will find blessing in you. Abram went as the LORD had commanded him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
Grace Prayed For
The grace that this scripture passage prompts us to pray for is the grace of trust and generosity. It is the grace to surrender our need for control and security, to let go of our self-centered plans, and to trust completely in God’s promise and provision. This grace allows us to say “yes” to God’s call, even when the path is uncertain, and to give of ourselves freely, knowing that our lives are meant to be a blessing to others.
Reflection
At first glance, this passage seems to be about one man’s journey, but it’s so much more. This is an intimate, deeply personal invitation from God to Abram, a man already comfortable in his world. God asks him to leave everything familiar—his land, his relatives, his father’s house—and trust in a promise of an unknown future. This is the same invitation Jesus extends to you and me today: to leave behind what holds us captive, to move beyond our own small, self-centered worlds, and to step into the vast, unknown territory of his divine will. This isn’t a call to a physical journey but a spiritual exodus from the familiar and into the transformative.
The promise given to Abram is the heart of this passage. God doesn’t just say, “Go.” He says, “I will make you a great nation… you will be a blessing.” God calls Abram, not just for his own good, but so that he can become a channel of blessing for all of humanity. Our faith, our salvation, and our intimate relationship with the Trinitarian God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—is never just for us. It is meant to flow out of us, to bless others, to restore all of creation. Jesus, in his life and mission, embodied this perfectly. He left his heavenly home to become human, to call us back to the Father, to bless us with the Holy Spirit. His life shows us that being called beyond ourselves is the very essence of love. When we respond with generosity, we partner with him, and our lives become a living testament to his saving grace, echoing the very love that first called Abram.
Announcing Jesus in Our Lives
Evangelization isn’t just for priests or missionaries; it’s a daily, lived experience. You can live out your Baptismal mission in simple yet profound ways by letting your life be a quiet witness to the Gospel. Evangelization means that every encounter you have is an opportunity to show others the love of Christ. This could be as simple as listening to a coworker with genuine empathy, offering a word of encouragement to a stranger, or patiently forgiving a family member. It’s about how you treat the barista at the coffee shop, the person you pass on the street, or the one who irritates you the most.
You can evangelize by partnering with Jesus to restore creation by taking on small acts of service, like picking up trash in your neighborhood, advocating for those on the margins of society, or simply being a person of integrity and compassion in a broken world. Each act of love, no matter how small, is a seed planted, a testament to the fact that Jesus has transformed your life and made you an instrument of his love in the world. Your life becomes a living Gospel, not through what you say, but through who you are and how you love.
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Sharing
Jesus last words on Earth were to his disciples, can be found in Matthew Chap 28 when Jesus told his disciples, “Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Jesus calls all of us to share in his redemptive mission here on Earth. I would ask you to share this Scripture reflection with your family, your friends and your acquaintances, and then share it with a couple of individuals that you may may not be comfortable sharing with, keeping in mind always the words of Jesus, And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age
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