Don't Shove Jesus Away

Jesus stood in the Synogogue and said, "Today this reading has been fulfilled in your hearing."  I've always tried to imagine what it would have been like to be in Church that day when Jesus made this statement.  He was making claim to His divinity.  He was saying that God was in their midst. 

How many times do we relocate Christ and shove him to the brow of the hill?  They did then and we do now.  We tell Him that He has no place in our midst.  Yet, there He is still making the audacious claim that He is who He said He was--the Son of God. 

Today, Andrew shared with me an article by Dr. Peter Kreeft, a philosophy professor at Boston College.  You may want to check this link out:
http://www.integratedcatholiclife.org/2012/09/kreeft-the-winning-strategy-2/

They  shoved Jesus away then, we shove him away now.  This evening, I had the blessing to get together with Kurt, some of you may know Kurt.  He is currently working on a new movie release.  We began talking about the upcoming year and the hopes and dreams of CYE.  We were both excited about the possibilities (generally when we get together, we get excited about the talk of a New Evangelization!).  After finishing dinner, we came to the conclusion that we must find these new and innovative ways to bring Christ to the forefront of conversation.  He must come back once again to be in our midst, and we must take notice of HIS WORD. 

Kurt's movie project, our impending launch of Bathtub Grotto (recording studio), our desire to create a Catholic satire publication, new religious community and our continued expeditions seem like promising ways to sustain ourselves in strong faith while still holding the line.  We can present the person of Christ through these mediums and stand with Him and continue the fulfillment of His promise today.  What an amazing enterprise!  How is it that we are so blessed to be part of this?