Today we need prophecy, but real prophecy: not fast talkers who promise the impossible, but testimonies that the Gospel is possible. What is needed are not miraculous shows. It makes me sad when I hear someone say, We want a prophetic Church. All right. But what are you doing so that the Church can be prophetic? We need lives that show the miracle of God’s love. Not forcefulness, but forthrightness. Not palaver, but prayer. Not speeches, but service. Do you want a prophetic Church? Then start serving and be quiet. Not theory, but testimony. We are not to become rich, but rather to love the poor. We are not to save up for ourselves, but to spend ourselves for others.
--Pope Francis
Image source: Beth Peck, Illustration for Edna St. Vincent Millay’s The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver, http://www.bethpeckillustrations.com/harpdetails.php
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