Jesus the Perfect Communicator

Abstract

Jesus is considered as the ‘Perfect communicator,’ the one who perfectly communicated the love of the Father to us. It was in prayer that Jesus entered into communion with his Father, receiving the very life and love he needed to transmit. Our Lord also made good use of multi-sensorial communication, not merely announcing with his lips, but with his whole life. He spoke the language of the people so that they could better receive his message and persevered in announcing the truth despite various oppositions. We see these aspects present in the lives of the Church Fathers: St Gregory of Nazianzus (prayer), St Augustine (the use of the five senses), St Gregory the Great (talking the language of the people) and St John Chrysostom (speaking the truth). The task of communicating the Good news has been entrusted to the whole Church. These aforementioned elements of good communication, namely prayer, being multi-sensorial, with adapted language and persevering in truth despite contradictions and challenges, can help in our mission of communicating the Gospel to the contemporary world of today.