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| Linda Mickiewicz, an ordinary Catholic who excels in missionary discipleship, receives the Boadt medal from Archbishop Blair. . |
It means that if we truly follow Jesus, truly live with Christ in our hearts, then the love of God overflows into our now and our every day.
The bishops tell us that missionary disciples are Christians who 1) have known Christ and 2) seek to help others share in Christ’s life-giving gift of himself to humankind.
Pope Francis explains it this way, “every baptized Christian is a missionary disciple to the extent that he or she has encountered the love of God in Christ Jesus.”*
That's it. No donning a safari hat or hiking boots. No particular training. (Although lifelong learning, beginning with Sunday mass, is an important part of being a baptized Catholic.)
So, are you baptized? To what extent have you encountered the love of God in Christ Jesus? To exactly that extent, you are equipped to live as a missionary disciple.
*The Joy of the Gospel, No. 120; http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html).
