What is the "work" of the church? Why do we do "acts of mercy"? We do not do acts of mercy because we have made something of ourselves, and out of our goodness we think we should "change the world." Neither do we do acts of mercy because we look out upon the world, and we found some people "deserving of our charity." Instead, we recognize we are saved by Grace, not our works: we are recipients of the kindness of Jesus. And he has made us, his handiwork, to do good works b

Witness makes Jesus known in Christ-sharing relationships. These men who carry a man who is paralyzed are determined that this man on a mat would see Jesus. They lower him through the tiles of the roof when the house is full. Are we committed to removing whatever obstacles stand between our friends meeting the healing and forgiveness we meet in Jesus?

The Way proclaims how we become like Christ. In the time of the New Testament, it was common for disciples to find a teacher they liked and respected. Then they would go to that teacher and argue a case for why the teacher should accept them as a disciple. Jesus, though, had other ideas!