What does it mean to say, "if I need something, I chase after it if it goes away"? How does this relate to the "Universal Call to Holiness"? What do you think this quote implies for the everyday Catholic? What do you think it means to "say who Christ is" without shame?
The quote, "if I need something, I chase after it if it goes away"? means that whatever the difficulties we are faced with we still try to put up the effort necessary to get what we want. This relates to the "Universal Call to Holiness" because we are called upon to go through a journey that requires to be dependent on God and ourselves. And God wants us to pursue perfection even though we are all sinners and he calls us to get baptized. This applies to the everyday Catholic for many reasons. As Catholics we are called to imitate God in all walks of life. Jesus attended to the needs of the sick, poor, and those in need and we are to do the same . Also this applies to the sacraments as well. Catholics have the wrong idea of what it means to be "holy". They think that to be holy means to pray everyday and to got to church. But you have to those things and much more and you have to follow the example made by Christ. I know I was one a people who thought to be holy you have to pray and got to church. And now after reading the handouts I know understand their is so much more you can do. What it means to "say who Christ is" without shame means you are recognizing that God is your savior and you are not afraid to call out his name in the public eye.
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