Jun
14
Obstacles to the Life of Grace
This talk was written for a Cursillo weekend I assisted with this week. I was reluctant to accept the invitation, but it turned out to be a grace-filled weekend (for the time I was able to stay).
Christ does not offer us cheap grace. He gives us something that is worth sacrifice, but we live in a world that pulls at us and attempts to convince us otherwise. What is it that really attracts people to the faith? Tertullian back in the third century, said that the blood of martyrs is seed for the Church. All over the world, people become Christians because of heroic Christian witness. In the western world, this is not so much the case. We often forget why Christ’s offer to us differs from the promises of our material culture. Our culture promises temporary ease and comfort.
Christ does not offer us cheap grace. He gives us something that is worth sacrifice, but we live in a world that pulls at us and attempts to convince us otherwise. What is it that really attracts people to the faith? Tertullian back in the third century, said that the blood of martyrs is seed for the Church. All over the world, people become Christians because of heroic Christian witness. In the western world, this is not so much the case. We often forget why Christ’s offer to us differs from the promises of our material culture. Our culture promises temporary ease and comfort.
