To live as a Christian today is not simply about carrying a label or belonging to a religion — it’s about letting the life of Christ shape our hearts, our choices, and our relationships. In every generation, the Gospel remains the same, but the world around us changes. So we must ask anew: what does it mean to follow Jesus here and now?
Many people I meet tell me they want to be “good Christians” but often feel overwhelmed by modern life — by technology, work pressures, and the fast pace of the world. I understand that deeply. But the truth is, being a Christian has never been about perfection. It’s about relationship — walking daily with Christ, trusting His mercy, and allowing His Spirit to transform us from within.
When Jesus said, “Follow Me” (Matthew 4:19), He didn’t give His disciples a checklist. He invited them into a way of life — a way of love. To live as a Christian today means learning to love as He loves: with patience, forgiveness, and compassion. It means choosing honesty over comfort, service over selfishness, prayer over distraction. These choices may seem small, but they are how the light of Christ quietly renews the world.
The Church reminds us that every baptized person is called to holiness — not a distant ideal, but something lived in ordinary things: how we treat our families, how we work, how we speak, how we forgive. St. Paul said, “Whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). Whether you are a student, a parent, a worker, or retired, your life can become a place where God’s love shines.
In our time, living as a Christian also means being a witness. Not by arguing or preaching loudly, but by living differently — with peace, humility, and hope. When others see a person who forgives easily, who serves quietly, who remains joyful even in difficulty — they see something of Christ Himself. That is evangelization in its truest form.
So, to live as a Christian today is to live in friendship with Jesus — to listen to His Word, to receive His grace in the sacraments, and to let His love guide our every day. It is to believe that even in a world that forgets God, we can still make Him visible by how we love.
May we walk each day as disciples of Christ — not seeking greatness, but goodness; not comfort, but communion. In the simple faithfulness of daily life, may the world come to see His light through us.
— Fr. John Matthew, for Christian Way
