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Catholic Charities USA
Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Readings of the Day
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Today's first reading challenges us to place obedience to God
before all else. In one of the Bible's most dramatic
stories, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are threatened with fire by
Nebuchadnezzar if they don't worship his god. Their bold
refusal is inspiring, and they are vindicated when God protects them
from the heat and Nebuchadnezzar repents.
One of the challenges of working for Catholic Charities is the burden
of feeling like we need to do everything. There is so much injustice
in the world, and it is impossible to respond to every issue.
This requires us to make choices about what issues to engage and how
to engage them. And because everyone has their own ideas about
what issues are most important, I regularly hear from people wondering
why the Church is not doing more about this issue or that issue.
Thankfully, in my work at Catholic Charities, no one has threatened to
throw me into the white-hot furnace (at least not yet).
However, I am often tempted to put the approval of others before
God. I might post something on social media, simply to show
others that "I care." Or I might stress about all
the things I am not doing to the point that I become immobilized by
anxiety. When it comes to responding to injustice, there is
constant noise that says do more, more, more, and it can be easy to
respond to the noise to make myself look better in the eyes of others.
While responding to injustice is a good thing, I have had to learn
that I am not personally called to respond to every injustice.
Instead, I know in these situations that I need to pause and ask God,
"What are you asking of me?" If God is not asking me
to do something, I must be willing to let it go, even if it might
upset someone else. I'm not always very good about doing
this, but I know it's the only way for me to thrive in my
position.
Letting God direct my response to injustice also helps me remember
that the world already has a Savior and it's not me, something
we can all be thankful for.
Peter Weiss is the Director of Living Justice with Catholic Charities
of the Diocese of Green Bay. In the role since 2017, Peter shares the
good news of Catholic Social Teaching and raises awareness about
issues of injustice in the world.
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