Today's reading from the Acts of the
Apostles speaks about a journey that the disciples made in order to follow
Jesus' command to spread his Good New to all the world. On this journey, they encounter a wonderful
woman, Lydia, whose heart is opened to God.
Not only did Lydia & her family accept baptism into the Lord, but
she invites Paul into her home in an act of true hospitality.
I think we can all think of people like
Lydia that we meet on our own journeys.
As a missionary in Ecuador, I would travel every week to the small
jungle villages that our mission site served.
Loving and generous members of the Catholic faith would invite me into
their homes, offering to share a meal with me and allowing me to accompany them
on their journey of faith. Many of these
families faced great hardship in their lives as the struggled to make a living
in the vast rainforest, but the love of God was so evident by their
graciousness & their hospitality.
As we think about the way people open
their hearts to the Lord in today’s Gospel, we honor the men and women who have
served in the military and who have protected our country. Memorial Day is more than the end of the
school year and the beginning of the summer vacation time for families. We honor these men and women today, and give
thanks for their selflessness and sacrifice.
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