If we remain in Christ, and fully immerse ourselves in His love and providence, He will give us more than what we need and ask for. He will anoint our heads with oil, and our cups will overflow (cf. Psalm 23:5). When we cannot contain the love and joy that is given us, we are compelled to share that with others.
“For Christ's love compels us…” (2 Corinthians 5:14, NIV). The flowering of the Christian faith is when one feels compelled by Christ to witness to his love. In other words, this love that one has personally experienced is so powerful, he feels he has no choice but to share it with others.
Like St. Paul, who feels compelled to share because “an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it” (1 Corinthians 9:16). Like prophet Jeremiah, who tries to suppress the urge to share but “it becomes like fire burning in my heart…I cannot endure it” (Jeremiah 20:9).
It is also like the Samaritan woman at the well in John's Gospel (see John 4:4-42) who left behind her water jar and rushed back to the town to joyfully tell everyone about the Messiah that she met and urge them to come meet with Him. When we have tasted the goodness of our Lord, we cannot contain the joy but to share it with others, instantly! This is when pollination begins in the garden of our hearts. When we encounter Christ, we are naturally turned into a joyful witness, using our own story to draw people to Christ. And this is in fact the most effective way to spread His love, as our witness is personal, and contagious.
