Gospel Reflections #585: The Gift of a Family

 1 Peter 2:21 "This is why you were called. For Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example to follow in his footsteps."

We are saved by Jesus not only for our own salvation, but also to create a chain of salvation to others.

We are called by God to be saved.

It is not to leave our families alone to evangelize, nor to speak about God after we have attained a position of recognition in the world, but to serve our families in order to bring about a chain of salvation in the families God has given us.

Our families may be more focused on the world than on God, and they may not understand our faith, but we are not doing something for them, but we are moving as those who are used by God.

Jesus poured out his unchanging love and served them whether they understood or not.

We are quick to give up because we lack patience, but God tells us to follow in Jesus' footsteps.

Families affected by sin have a hard time understanding and accepting God's love, but when we show our response to God's love in the way we live, their stubborn hearts are melted.

This is not the result of our works but of our obedience to God.

When we are about to fall, Jesus carries us on his back.

Any family is a gift from God, a miracle egg.