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. Apollos whole-heartedly embraces the Way of Jesus and in turn tries to convert others to the faith.
Paul must have been very encouraged by the successes he had on his missionary journeys, 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 Jude here in the city of Pearl, 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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