Being Jesus to others

By George Calleja

04/16/2017 • View profile

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Recently, I was thinking about the many persons I know who have still not experienced Jesus in their personal life. There could be many reasons why these persons have still not experienced Jesus in their lives. Maybe their upbringing in their families was not helping them to know Jesus in their lives. Maybe their friends did not live the Gospel and sought different adventures which life offers when being away from Christ.

Whatever the reason, these persons still deserve to know Jesus and to have a personal relationship with Him. But what can I do about it? How can these persons know Jesus in a personal way?

The answer is simple… I am to be Jesus to them… that is to be Jesus to others.

Every baptized Christian is to be Jesus to others. This is possible by receiving the Eucharist and / or listening to the Word of God. Obviously, this entails that we live the Gospel to the fullest, to depart from sin, and to follow Jesus.

‘Being Jesus to others’ will bring hope to the people, will bring comfort to the people, will help the other person to start to experience Jesus in their lives. I am going to be Jesus to the people I meet during the day… will you be Jesus to others??

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About the Author

George Calleja

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I am George Calleja from Malta; I am married and have two children. In 2009, I obtained my MBA through the University of Leicester.

During the years 1990 to 1996, I was a full-time missionary with ‘The International Catholic Programme for Evangelization - ICPE’ and have evangelized in various countries, such as Russia, Ghana, Poland, Germany, and Malta amongst others. Since 1997, I am an active member of the Focolare Movement in Malta.

Since June 2012, I created a website by the name of 'Peace and Unity in our lives', which provides inspiration and encouragement for life, and an opportunity for people around the globe to find courage by trusting God to be more present in their life.

I also am a Christian Author. My first book was Peace and Unity in our lives – Volume One (Nov. 2014). I published my second book (Jan. 2015), Volume Two of Peace and Unity in our lives (now in paperback). My third book ‘Yes… I will follow Him’, published in March 2015. I published a free ebook Evangelization (June 2015) through Social Networking Sites', which is also available in paperback for a minimal price.

Other Christian books of mine are:

September 2015 - ‘The Beatitudes… the blessings from the Sermon on the Mount’

January 2016 – ‘My little book of daily prayer’,

April 2016 – ‘Taste and see that the Lord is good’,

September 2016 – ‘The Light’

February 2017 – ‘Heal my Wounds’

July 2017 – ‘Waking up the sleeping giant’ a free ebook to download, which is also available for a minimal price as a paperback version,

December 2017 - 'Spiritual Reflections',

June 2018 - 'In His Image',

January 2019 - 'Her Silence',

October 2019 - 'Come To Me',

November 2020 - 'Emmaus... in today's society',