The Heart of Mission

“For Zion’s sake I will not be silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines forth like the dawn and her victory like a burning torch” (Isaiah 62:1).

I’ve been reflecting these last couple days about what it means to have a missionary heart, and praying about how I’m being called to live that out. I was reading Mission of the Redeemer today during holy hour and was reminded that “it is only in faith that the church’s mission can be understood and only in faith that it finds its basis.” Christ, and relationship with Him, must inform our desire to go out and be witnesses to the world. We may witness that relationship with Christ in different ways—through listening to someone’s troubles, or offering them some food and a blanket, or standing up and giving a testimony—but above all else, our focus and our source of strength is the Lord. It is for this reason, because we are joyful in the Lord, because He has redeemed us, because His grace and mercy and love are constantly showered down on us, because we are His beloved, that we are convicted in our hearts to go out and share His love with others.

I’ve been really absorbed with thoughts of the mission trip to Mexico lately; I am getting so ready and excited to go! Granted, I’m a little nervous about what it will look like to actually be there and experiencing foreign mission work, but I’ve wanted to do something like this for quite awhile. And I can’t wait! Please keep all of us in your prayers as we get ready for this trip; we are all working hard to get the word out and gain support, in the form of prayer and financial donations. And above all else, pray that our hearts will continue to be formed with the spirit of mission!

“All were created through him; all were created for him. He is before all else that is. In him everything continues in being.”
St. Paul, pray for us!