A street cleaner’s remark made me reflect on the need for
evangelizers.
One day as I
saw a street cleaner sweeping the road I made an observation: “Everyday there
is always some dirt for you to clean.”
Then he remarked: “Well, if there is no more dirt there would be no more
need of street cleaners.”
The truth of
this remark made me ponder on the mystery of evangelization. Indeed, if this world were a perfect world
where everyone is good and there would be no evil deeds, then there would have
been no need for the Lord Jesus Christ to have come for the work of
Redemption. There would be no need for a
Church to do the task of evangelization.
The reality,
however, is that there is so much evil in this world. Men, abusing the gift of freedom are doing
things that separate them from the love of God, focusing on their selfish
interests instead of responding to God’s love by living according of God’s Holy
Will. Hence, the need for evangelizers
to sow the good seeds of love and overcome the bad seeds of evil.
That there
is evil in this world created by God is, indeed, a mystery – a reality beyond
human understanding. Hence, the need for
God Himself to redeem mankind from this sinful evil in this world – the reason
for the Son of God, JESUS CHRIST, to become Man in order to break the cycle of
evil and enable men to be reconciled with God thru the grace of Redemption.
While JESUS
initiated and continuous to provide through the Holy Spirit the graces
necessary to enlighten and empower men to be redeemed, He, however, has
instituted a Church , a community of believers, to carry out throughout the
whole world the task of spreading the Good News, which is called
“EVANGELIZATION”.
Hence, the
need for EVANGELIZERS – people dedicated to the task of overcoming evil in this
world through the Gospel of LOVE.
By: Buddy Cagurangan
January 22, 2012
