Do it

Christianity in the time of Saint Paul was in no position to challenge the horrific injustice of slavery, so in today’s first reading (Ephesians 6:1-9), rather than denounce that evil outright, he challenges individuals on both sides of that divide to think in a radically different way: both slaves and masters need to live as slaves of Christ.

We in our time must do the same and more: doing what we can – prudently and prayerfully -- to challenge the evil of our age with the power of the love and the truth that comes from God in Christ: on the global, national, and structural levels as well as in the small and near things of our daily lives.

Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
and speak of your might.