St. Matthew Catholic Church

Weekly Message     

Are you Proactive Or Reactive?

Dear brothers and sisters,   

     In our daily living, God presents us with a stark choice: will we proactively pursue His wisdom/grace today, or will we reactively scramble to find it only when a crisis hits? The Parable of the Ten Virgins reveals the danger of living reactively. All ten virgins fell asleep and were surprised by the midnight cry, but the wise prepared proactively by bringing extra oil. The foolish lived only for the moment, assuming everything would work out. When the bridegroom arrived, they faced a crisis they could not fix, frantically scrambling for what they should have done beforehand.

     True Christian responsibility is fundamentally proactive. Wisdom is found by those who "hasten to anticipate" her; and meets by those who watch for her at dawn. To be a proactive Christian means waking up before the world demands your attention, seeking the mind of God, and investing in a prayer life when things are calm. It means filling your spiritual flask with scripture, the sacraments, and silent adoration before the storms of life arrive.

     If we live reactively, we let circumstances and emotions shape our faith. When life is good, we forget God; when trouble comes, we scramble for help. Yet, faith cannot be borrowed. A personal relationship with Christ must be cultivated before the midnight hour.

     The midnight cry will come for each of us; whether through a sudden tragedy, a broken relationship, a diagnosis, or the final hour of our earthly lives. When that moment shatters the silence, it is too late to start building a prayer life, and to buy the oil of personal virtue. Today, while it is still daylight, we are called to stop reacting to the world and be proactively seeking God. Check your flask. Build your reserves. Be proactive in your faith.

  Love & Prayers!

  Msgr. Xavier Pappu                     

                     Insert:  Giving to God/Dar a Dios.pdf
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