It's Not Enough to Sit at Home

It's amazing how the Lord works in our lives. One of the first readings I ever read at Mass as a proclaimer of the Word was this passage.

"Thus the word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, you shall warn them for me. If I say to the wicked man, You shall surely die; and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his wicked conduct so that he may live: that wicked man shall die for his sin, but I will hold you responsible for his death. If, on the other hand, you have warned the wicked man, yet he has not turned away from his evil nor from his wicked conduct, then he shall die for his sin, but you shall save your life." Ezekiel 3:17-21

These are strong words. The following week I was at a friends house who had a porn movie. I saw it on his bookshelf and was reminded of this passage. I asked him why he had this DVD. He responded that it was from a friend of his who gave it to him as a prank. My friend further responded that he was going to give it to someone else as a prank as well. It was at this point, I read this passage to him. I was afraid of my friend getting angry or combative. He took the DVD and asked me if I had ever seen a DVD get microwaved. And that is exactly what he did with it.

I have been blessed with great friends.

While it is true that we cannot just go around and beat people over the head with their sins and expect to promote the Truth with them and within them. It is just as true that it is not enough to sit at home. We need to share Truth with the world.