Speak Up for the Lord 

   “We’ve had enough of exhortations to be silent!  Cry out with a hundred thousand tongues.  I see that the world is rotten because of silence.” (St. Catherine of Siena) 

   Even in the time of St. Catherine the failure of good people to speak out against evil was evident.  The failure to confront evil continues today.  In the face of evil our silence is tantamount to at least acceptance and even worse, as approval.

   Those who wish to eliminate God from all public view are trying to silence Christians all over the world.  If we speak out against evil we are immediately dismissed as religious fanatics.  Worse, we are called homophobic, racist, misogynists and xenophobic.  If we can be silenced then Satan and his evil ways can prevail.

   Many today are afraid to show their faith for fear of being “cancelled” by a wicked and perverse society.  Rather than risk losing friends and even family they silently practice their faith, never daring to challenge the evil pervading our world.  In their silence they are allowing the voice of evil to be the only voice heard.

   I’m not suggesting that we all go out and stand on corners with signs saying, “The End Is Near” and preaching in the streets.  But I am saying that we need to have the courage to show our faith in our lives.  Christianity doesn’t stop at the doors to the church, it must be evident in the way we live.

   How many of us say grace in restaurants?  How many of us walk away when friends or co-workers begin gossiping or enjoying lewd jokes?  How many of us are willing to be known as faithful Christians in the work-place, the grocery store, and the world?  If we don’t speak up for the Lord, who will?