Living Our Faith

A man unfamiliar with Christianity was guiding a Christian missionary to his new station in Africa. The missionary had been trying to explain the Christian message to his new friend, but the man was having trouble understanding how Jesus would come to die for people who hated him.

At some point in the journey, their car began to sputter, and they had to stop alongside the highway. There wasn’t much traffic, but when a truck carrying two men finally passed, the pair tried to flag them down. The truck did not stop.

After a while, by tinkering with the engine, the guide was able to restart the car. They had not gone far when they came upon that same truck, now stalled by the road. Outside, were the two men who had not stopped.

The missionary’s companion said, “Now we can show those guys how it felt. They drove right by us, and now we will drive right passed them.” “No,” replied the missionary. “We can’t just ignore them. They are in need. We must stop and help.”

After they helped get the truck running and were once again underway, the guide turned to the missionary and said, “Now, I begin to understand this Jesus.”

You may have heard the expression: Your actions speak so loud that I can’t hear what you’re saying. There is no doubt that our actions proclaim our faith in ways words never can.

Let us pray: We worship you, O God. We love you, we praise you, we adore you. You know our hearts. Today we ask for your grace that our love might find its fullest expression in the way we live. Give us the courage to live out our faith in places of work and play, in our relationships with our families and friends, and even with our enemies. We ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.