Each generation has to make a decision that in encountering Christ they are called to share this good news with others. This is not so much a task to be undertaken or a program adopted as a desire to help others to witness the life at the heart of all life. This is about a missionary witness which does not just transform the person but is eager to share this with others.
This initiative may seem to emerge from within us. We notice Zaccheus longing to just catch a glimpse of Jesus as he passes by. Yet in the urgency to catch sight of him Jesus looks at him. This look not only responds to that urgent longing but it expresses itself in Jesus' willingness to be present to Zaccheus by sharing a meal with him. This willingness to come home to Zaccheus also saw a transformation that shifted his orientation. No longer was his focus on the past but on being present to others in generosity and thanksgiving.
As the Book of Wisdom notices God creates all things good and helps people to rediscover that fundamental calling. To become present to the loving spirit that is called to abide within us and learn to trust God in all things. As Paul writes to the Thessalonians this desire for goodness is to help us become beacons of hope to our nation and our world.
Thus our witness is living with the person of Jesus, our companion, and our guide. The call to be present to the person who makes our life a living prayer. This allows others to grow deeper in love with God and to make their own faithful response. Little by little, we discover that God moves close to us so that we can move close to God.
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