So I was just accused of being an arsonist. A student just sent me a message with this AI image of myself, saying, “Thank you for setting the university on fire with Jesus.” Jesus says in the Gospel for this Sunday, “I have come to set the Earth on fire and how I wish it were already blazing.” Jesus was in no way a mediocre person. You are not called to be a mediocre person. You are called to let Jesus set your heart on fire so that you can be great and you can set the world on fire. Recently, Pope Leo XIV said it best when he said to young people, “You cannot settle. You are called to be great. You are called to let yourself be loved by Jesus and then to love others with greatness.”
So, be a Christian arsonist, allow yourself to be set on fire with Jesus’ love, and then set the world on fire.
This is Spirit Juice. Peace.
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