Go And Serve With Love by Justin Cardinal Rigali

Justin Cardinal Rigali - St. Louis

Every time we are sent forth from Mass we are sent out on a mission – a mission to love and serve the Lord. We love and serve our Lord though our stewardship. Our reward for stewardship is peace.

When Jesus found the Apostles hiding in fear on the first Easter night, he said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” He sent them out to do the work of the Father.

In today’s hectic world, we spend too much time striving for material possessions, fame and power and not enough time striving for positive relationships with one another. We must humbly follow Jesus. There we will find peace and love.

Everything we have and everything we are is a gift from God. Everything we have is enough. This simple realization frees us from the craziness of always striving for more. When we share our gifts with others and return a portion of them to the Lord, then we are fulfilling the purpose for which God made us and blessed us. In all these ways we find peace. Your gift of time, talent and treasure helps do God’s work in our parishes and beyond.