The message of John's life is for us all. We are to proclaim that God is in our midst. We are to do this by showing that we are willing to sacrifice everything for the Truth of the Lord. We are even willing to die for the one who is the Truth. Perhaps this seems extreme, but the exigency of the Gospel which John manifested throughout his life has not been curtailed by time.
Redemption is now.
God is in our midst now. We are called to stand apart from the world, to live for truth, to die for and in the Lord. May all our lives proclaim to the world that Jesus is Lord.