The Lord warns us concerning the assault of false prophets. By their fruit we will know them. It is important that we don’t use these false prophets as an excuse to why we are unable to practice our faith. We cannot abandon the faith handed onto us by Christ due to the influence of a false prophet be they a lay person or member of the clergy.
In listening to this parable we must be aware that these false prophets have always and will always exist. Nevertheless, in knowing of their existence we must understand the one whom we are called to serve. The answer to this is Christ. We are called to serve and to orient our sight unto Him always.
In our world and the everyday operations of the Church there is a lot that causes us angst. Therefore, we can transfix ourself upon something that is totally out of our control. No, we cannot allow laws to be overlooked, but usually we are only concerned with doom and gloom instead of the light that is brought forth by the Good News of the Gospel.
No matter what we believe is taking place in the world and Church we cannot allow the cursed one to lead us astray. We must remain united in Christ. No matter the assaults that come our way Christ and His presence among us in the Eucharist stays the same. Are we here for Christ or are we here for the exaltation of ourself and our own wants?
What we can do is learn to pray and offer all these things unto God. What we can do is fast and offer sacrifice for ourself and all who have turned their sight away from God. These actions will bring forth more fruit then sitting around worrying about the unknown, complaining about that which is out of our control, or loosing hope.
We must remember that Christ is the Lord. Despite any false prophets among us this never change. We are not here for them, but for Christ. This should bring the virtue of hope unto our minds. Hope is always present for Christ has triumphed upon the cross and has risen on the third day. This hope is one which can never be taken away.
As Christians we must come to know this hope for ourself and share it with all those whom we encounter in this life. We must look inwardly upon our self and make sure that we are living the faith authentically. If we fail to do so we will be known for our fruit and might even be a false prophet ourself.
Let us never be led astray, but stay united to Christ and His Church on this earth despite all those voices which would cause us to do otherwise. Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and thus we must pursue Him instead of being led away from Him. Embrace the faith to its fullest degree for we are called to enter into communion with Christ.
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