1 Peter 3

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Welcome Pope Francis I!

1 Peter 3

Peter is rough going for me this week, when I feel as if I should be bringing my A Game.

But here we have the sometimes infamous wives obey your husband's passage.  What really gets me about it is the idea that wives by their conduct will convert their husbands - because if not for the way it's phrased, I would love this being said.

Saint Francis of Assissi was the one who said, "Evangelize constantly - use words only when necessary."

Words are cheap.  Words are nothing compared to the way we live our lives.  Half of the memes that my fundamentalist atheist friend are on that theme - people claiming Christian love rather than showing it.  I'm not sure kindness would convert her, but it seems a nearer way of bringing her to God.  Setting an example by our lives - good advice for all.

Peter also advises against being afraid to suffer or taking it as a sign of failure.  There are few things more admired throughout time as strength in suffering, endurance and fortitude in the face of trials and tribulations.

This is how we will show the world the way of God.