The smile never left his face. “Even though life gets tough, God always provides.”
The dominant images we are seeing and hearing across the world today, images of conflict and deception, are not what Christ intended when he came among us to bring about a kingdom of peace and reconciling love.
Daniel and the widow from today’s readings, and the Cape Verdean father and the volunteers from My Brother’s Keeper in my story, are all images of Christ in our world today. As we pray the Our Father and say the words, Thy Kingdom Come, let us remember that each of us is an icon, an image of Christ, helping to build the Kingdom of God on earth today. God has made each one of us fit to participate in his kingdom.
As you say your evening prayers or sit with your family at dinner tonight, think about your day. Was it Christ-centered? In what way were you an image of Christ for others today? And how can you be tomorrow?
