“Actions speak louder than words.” Here’s our daily reflection from today’s readings from Mass.
Readings for Thursday of week 12 of ordinary time can be found here
St Francis has many words and sayings associated with him, many of which he probably never said! One such example is the instruction to “Preach the gospel. Use words if necessary.” There is no evidence that he ever wrote or said this but perhaps it has grown from the rule of the Franciscan Order which instructed the brothers to “preach by their actions.” St Francis, of course, valued words and preaching but the rule expresses how important it is to live out our faith. To coin as well-known phrase in everyday use: “Actions speak louder than words.”
In the gospel reading today, Jesus says, ‘Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord”, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.It is natural for us to cry out to God when we are in need, whether it is a request or a cry of anger. Likewise, we can easily call ourselves Christian, tick the box on the census page, or claim that a local church is “our church,” whilst rarely worshipping there. However, the daily living out of our Christian lives, seeking to do the will of God, obeying his commands and putting Jesus’ teaching into action is what is required of us.
Mass today is in St Dyfrig and Samson’s at 10am
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