I have to do something.
After the initial grief and anger felt upon hearing of the cover up within the abuse crisis, I knew this was our call to action. The lay people of the Church can no longer sit back.
Each of us, as members of the one body of Christ - the Church – have a particular role. Each of us has specific gifts and talents that we are supposed to be using for the good of the whole, and God is prompting you now to use them. Whether that’s intercessory prayer, counseling victims, serving on an lay oversight board, writing letter to the editor - you are called to do something.
Listen to Saint Paul explain this critical role in his first letter to the Corinthians:
“…so that there may be no division in the body, but that the parts may have the same concern for one another. If [one] part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy. Now you are Christ’s body, and individually parts of it.”
Father of Grace and Mercy – The abuse crisis is a stark wake up call to the laity within the Church. Help us to prayerfully discern the role you are calling us to, and fill us with the grace to act on it. Lord, haunt us until we do – for the victims, for all of the good and faithful clergy, and for the unstaining of the good news of the Gospel. Amen.
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