Ezekiel 2:2-5; Psalm 123; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6

Years ago when I worked at a parish in Daly City, our church was on one side of Highway 280; there was another Catholic parish on the other side of 280. On several occasions, I asked people in parish groups, “What do people on the other side of town say about our parish? What do they think of us?” And the answer was almost always, “I don’t think they think anything. I don’t think they even know about us.”

I was the only one, I believe, who thought that was a very sad commentary, because if we had been doing our work as Christians, whether they agreed with us or not, whether they heeded us or resisted, they should have known that we were there because of our works. Having no reputation at all is almost worse than having a bad reputation. So when God sends Amos the prophet, so when God sends Paul the apostle, so even when God sends his only Son – whether we heed or resist, we will be touched and will know God has reached out to us.

How do people experience the love of God when they meet you?