Today, in our reading from the Acts of
the Apostles, we hear about the continuing missionary travels of Paul as he
brings Christ’s Good News to all sorts of people. Paul had a great impact on a learned eloquent
Jewish man named Apollos; he whole-heartedly embraces the Way of Jesus and in
turn tries to convert others to the faith.
Paul must have been very encouraged by his
successes, but sometimes the fruits of our efforts at evangelization can be
very difficult to see. Due to our human
nature, we often want to concentrate our efforts in evangelization on those who
give us a sense of accomplishment and a warm feeling about what we are
doing. Sometimes, the ones who most need
to hear the Word of God from us are perhaps the most might be the ones who
frustrate us and get on our nerves.
We must not forget that as Catholics,
we all have a universal call to be missionary and to bring the Good News of
Jesus to others through our words and deeds. We are fortunate to have many
different groups and ministries and cultures present at our parish of St James
here in Tupelo, where there are many opportunities for us to get involved and
to spread the Good News. May we regain
the zeal, the energy, and the courage to be missionary through the example of
Paul and the other great missionaries of our faith.
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