We know from history and from the accounts of the Early Church that Paul and Peter and some of the other apostles were imprisoned many times for the way that they publicly preached the Gospel to the world in the years right after Christ’s death and resurrection. As recounted in today's first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, Peter and a group of apostles were imprisoned, then they were miraculously set free and went into the Temple area where they once again preached publicly about Jesus and his proclamation of God's kingdom.
We can imprison God’s word in the world just as the chief priest and the Jewish authorities imprisoned God’s word when they put Peter and the other apostles in prison. The Gospel message needs to be more than just words to us. Christ's message needs to be more than words that touch our imagination. We are called to put God’s word into action, to practice our faith each day, and to have God’s word inspire us and to motivate us on our journey. It is difficult to live out our faith sometimes. Sometimes our lives seem so busy that we do not make time for God or for Church in our hectic, chaotic lives. But God always meets us in our reality and helps us with the ups and downs of life.
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