My money is on team God

It doesn’t take much deep thinking to realize who is behind the battle of good and evil. Pope Francis spells it out for us:

 “Look around us — it is enough to open a newspaper, as I said — we see the presence of evil, the Devil is acting. However, I would like to say out loud: God is stronger! Do you believe this, that God is stronger? Let us say it together, let us say it all together: God is stronger! And do you know why he is stronger? Because He is Lord, the only Lord. And I would like to add that reality, at times dark and marked by evil, can change, if we first bring the light of the Gospel especially through our lives.”

The tough part is figuring out our role in the battle. What can we do to  support the ultimate cause and weaken the strength of the opponent?  Pope Francis teaches us what it takes to be on team God.

“Dear brothers and sisters, being the Church, to be the People of God, in accordance with the Father’s great design of love, means to be the leaven of God in this humanity of ours. It means to proclaim and to bring the God’s salvation to this world of ours, so often led astray, in need of answers that give courage, hope and new vigor for the journey. May the Church be a place of God’s mercy and hope, where all feel welcomed, loved, forgiven and encouraged to live according to the good life of the Gospel. And to make others feel welcomed, loved, forgiven and encouraged, the Church must be with doors wide open so that all may enter. And we must go out through these doors and proclaim the Gospel.”

While it may seem like a tall order to “proclaim the Gospel”, it helps to remember the words of St Francis of Assisi:
“Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.”