The microphone is a powerful tool. Even when we speak softly into it, our voice will be projected into a big hall and our voice will fill the big space.
Jesus described John the Baptist as the greatest of all prophets. He was the greatest of all prophets because it was he who proclaimed the coming of Jesus.
So it was Jesus who made him great, just as the microphone will make our voice sound much louder than our usual volume.
Another reason why John the Baptist was great is because he proclaimed Jesus at the cost of his life.
And hence, for us as disciples of Jesus, our proclamation of God's kingdom will surely come with its struggles.
We get tempted, we face opposition, ridicule and criticism.
As Jesus said in the gospel, we will be subjected to violence and the violence will even take us by storm.
But as God tells in the 1st reading, not to be afraid because He will help us.
And when we come up triumphant, it is for others to see that the hand of the Lord God has done this for us, that it is indeed the Lord who is helping us.
Jesus described John the Baptist as the greatest of all prophets. He was the greatest of all prophets because it was he who proclaimed the coming of Jesus.
So it was Jesus who made him great, just as the microphone will make our voice sound much louder than our usual volume.
Another reason why John the Baptist was great is because he proclaimed Jesus at the cost of his life.
And hence, for us as disciples of Jesus, our proclamation of God's kingdom will surely come with its struggles.
We get tempted, we face opposition, ridicule and criticism.
As Jesus said in the gospel, we will be subjected to violence and the violence will even take us by storm.
But as God tells in the 1st reading, not to be afraid because He will help us.
And when we come up triumphant, it is for others to see that the hand of the Lord God has done this for us, that it is indeed the Lord who is helping us.