In the seventh chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew, we read these words from Jesus to His disciples concerning how they should live their lives:
“Everyone who listens to these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of Mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.” (Matt. 7)
It is time to make an honest assessment. We should ask ourselves this question, “On what foundation are we building?”
We are living in increasingly turbulent times. The turmoil of violence in our streets seems to be happening so often that we are no longer even surprised by it. Everywhere one looks, we see a shaking of the moral foundations upon which we once relied. There are fractures in the fabric of our civil order and deep wounds that must be healed.
And, yes, the Church is also being shaken. However, Christians need not be afraid. Our life together in the Lord, our connection together in the Mystical Body of Christ, is still able to provide a place of shelter, not only for us, but for others who seek stability as the shaking continues all around. False foundations, some of which have lulled even some believers into complacency, may soon fall under the stress caused by the growing unrest and decline. But as the Apostle Peter reminded the early Christians undergoing persecution, “judgment begins in the household of faith.” (1 Peter 4:17)
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