Acts 13:44-52 / John 14:7-14
Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses. (Pope Paul VI)
Witnesses not only speak with words, they also speak with their actions.
And actions often speak louder than words.
For Jesus, words are just as important as actions.
In the gospel, Jesus says this:
The words I say to you I do not speak as from myself; it is the Father living in me who is doing this work.
Jesus also said that whoever believes in Him will perform the same works as He did, and may even perform greater works.
But whether it is in what we say or in what we do, let us always remember that it is said and done with faith in Jesus.
It is with faith in Jesus that we are witnesses, and if ever we should teach, then may we teach the truth with love.