Amos, the prophet, was not out to impress anyone, nor was he overly concerned that people might not want to hear his message, he just wanted to get it out there, as they say these days! Jesus sends His disciples out with a similar attitude to Amos: deliver the message if people don’t listen, leave, and take it with you to the next place you go. Such advice is not good in our information age; where getting a hint as to what they want to believe, is treated as truth! Gospel truth, it is not dependent on the people to whom it is addressed, but on the messenger’s faith in Christ. So many people do not want to hear the preaching of Jesus today, particularly if it goes against their rationalist view of life. Rather than make waves we might just let things slide. Like Amos, we can all claim: we don’t need this! However, as prophets, we have to stand up for the truth of the Gospel; popular or not, convenient or not. In Baptism Jesus commissioned us to go out and proclaim His Word. Let us pray for the courage to proclaim the truth in season and out of season.

…Go prophesy to my people!