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Saturday after Epiphany - Fulfilling Only Our Role

Saturday after Epiphany - Fulfilling Only Our Role

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https://catholic-daily-reflections.com/2025/01/10/fulfilling-only-our-role-2/ “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you testified, here he is baptizing and everyone is coming to him.” John 3:26 John the Baptist had amassed...

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“Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you
testified, here he is baptizing and everyone is coming to him.”
John 3:26

John the Baptist had amassed quite a following. People kept coming
to Him to be baptized, and many wanted his ministry to grow.
However, once Jesus began His own public ministry, some of the
followers of John became jealous. But John gave the right answer to
them. He explained to them that his life and mission was to prepare
people for Jesus. Now that Jesus had begun His ministry, John
joyfully said, “So this joy of mine has been made complete. He must
increase; I must decrease” (John 3:29–30).

This humility of John is a great lesson, especially for those who
are actively engaged in the apostolic mission of the Church. Too
often when we get involved with some apostolate and another’s
“ministry” seems to grow faster than ours, jealousy can set in. But
the key to understanding our role in the apostolic mission of
Christ’s Church is that we must seek to fulfill our role and our
role alone. We must never see ourselves in competition with others
within the Church. We must know when we are to act in accord with
God’s will, and we must know when we are to step back and allow
others to fulfill God’s will. We must do the will of God, nothing
more, nothing less and nothing other.

Additionally, that last statement from John must always resound
within our hearts when we are called to actively engage in the
apostolate. “He must increase; I must decrease.” This is an ideal
model for everyone who serves Christ and others within the
Church.

Reflect, today, upon those holy words of the Baptist. Apply them to
your mission within your family, among your friends and especially
if you are involved in some apostolic service within the Church.
Everything you do must point to Christ. This will only happen if
you, like Saint John the Baptist, understand the unique role that
God has given to you and you embrace that role alone.

Lord, I give myself to You for Your service and glory. Use me as
You will. As You use me, please give me the humility I need to
always remember that I serve You and Your will alone. Free me from
jealousy and envy and help me to rejoice in the numerous ways that
You act through others in my life. Jesus, I trust in You.

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