We Lack Dynamism To Evangelize And Change The World

 "There shall be no strange god among you,

you shall not worship any alien god,

for I, YAHWEH, AM your GOD,

who led you forth from the land of Egypt.

But MY people did not listen;

Israel did not obey.

So I gave them over to their stubbornness

and they followed their own counsels.

If only MY people would listen,

if only Israel would walk in MY ways,

I would quickly subdue their adversaries

and turn MY hand against their enemies."

- Psalm 81:10-11. 12-13. 14-15

(The psalm opens joyfully but the complaints of the divine voice sound strangely out of place.

The psalm urges us to listen to the voice of the LORD, because idols are with us, even today.  'We lack dynamism to evangelize and change the world: this is because, we still have idols even in our apostolic planning.'  GOD HIMSELF in the Transfiguration tells in Matthew 17:5, 'This is MY Son, the Beloved, MY Chosen One.  Listen to HIM.'

GOD keeps HIS promise.  If only we would listen, we would have food for body and soul.)

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