Make a difference in other’s lives

May 28, 2015

By Bernard Anthony
Fr Clarance Devadass celebrated the evening Mass for Ascension on May 14 at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

He said that when Jesus died and rose from the dead, He took away all our sins and by extension, He calls us to live that redeemed life that He obtained for us by His passion, death and resurrection.

“Before leaving his disciples, Jesus advised them: Go out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News.”

Fr Clarence added that for us today, Jesus says the same words: Go and make disciples of the Good News. For many people, it means going out to make people believe in Jesus Christ. Fr Clarence said that to make disciples is more than that — it is about making a difference in this world. It is about influencing the lives of others. It is about impacting the lives of others in a way that they themselves will come to discover the Person of Jesus Christ.

“How can we do this? It is only when we learn to live with love, when we show kindness, forgiveness, love, compassion and gentleness.... that’s how we make disciples when we share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Because Jesus has made a difference in our lives, that Good News has made us new. So, we live that Good News and go forth sharing Christ to others.”