A Message From
Deacon, Josh Fultz

Choose Now, Choose Well 

This past week in my homily I spoke about the     importance of watching and preparing for Christ to return. After hearing my homily, my good friend Dr. Tim Curry sent me and excerpt from C.S. Lewis’ book “Mere Christianity.”  I couldn’t help but think how perfectly this small piece of writing helps bring life to words of St. Paul we will hear in the second reading, “The Lord does not  delay his promise, as some regard “delay,” but he is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” 

Of this C.S. Lewis writes, “Why is God landing in this enemy-occupied world in disguise and        starting a sort of secret society to undermine the devil? Why is He not landing in force, invading it? Well, Christians think He is going to land in force; we do not know when. But we can guess why He is delaying. He wants to give us the chance of joining His side freely. God will invade. But I wonder whether people who ask God to interfere openly and directly in our world quite realize what it will be like when He does. When that happens, it is the end of the world. For this time it will be God without        disguise; something so overwhelming that it will strike either irresistible love or irresistible horror into every creature. That will not be the time for choosing: it will be the time when we discover which side we really have chosen, whether we       realized it before or not. Now, today, this moment, is our chance to choose the right side.” 

So, as we enter this second week of advent, let us each ponder that choice and do our actions reflect it. I think Paul says it best, “Therefore, beloved, since you await these things, be eager to be found without spot or blemish before him, at peace.” 

Deacon Joshua Fultz



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