Maximillian Kolbe: Will Take Your Place
For whom are you willing to lay down your life?
Today’s Guest Blogger is: Mary Sankey, Assistant Director of Faith Formation, Grades Pk-K and Special Needs
“The greatest poison of our times,” Kolbe said, “is indifference.”
Some might think that I chose to reflect on Maximilian Kolbe because I have a son named Max. I’ve even been asked if I named Max after St. Maximilian Kolbe. The truth is I did not name my Max after anyone, rather, I named him for Christ. My Max, is Maximus Christian, which means “The greatest follower of Christ.” It is my hope that both of my sons will grow in faith and blessings in their lives and will live for Christ. Maximilian Kolbe is a saint that did just this. Through his example of laying down his life in little and big ways, Maximus Kolbe was able to save 3,000 people during World War II. Each time we receive the Eucharist and pray, we also receive the grace needed to live for Christ. Life gives us opportunities to lay down our lives each day. We can lay down our time, our comfort, our pride, our pain, our wants, our justice, and ideals of what we think our lives should entail. “The poison that stands in our way is indifference.” Be different…lay down your life and offer it up to Jesus.