We continue to hear about Paul’s missionary journeys in today’s reading from Acts. Paul had been traveling with Barnabas, but now Barnabas has separated from him and has gone on his own way. Paul meets Timothy in today’s reading. Timothy will become an important companion to Paul and will have a significant effect on the evangelization efforts. When we attended the regional conference in Biloxi in March for the finance and administration departments of the Diocese, our opening talk was about synergy, about how when a team works together, they can bring the energy of each person and combine that energy to build an energy that is far greater than the individual parts. That only can come about when we work and collaborate together, when we have a shared mission and vision. If the members of the ministry team have their own agenda and want to do things their way and will not work as a cohesive team, this will not be accomplished. We know that in practice, this is not easy. As we hear of the ministry accomplishments of Paul and his companions, I cannot even imagine the synergy that they brought together. As we celebrate the first Saturday today dedicated to Our Blessed Mother, our Lady of Fatima, may we pray for the grace to work together in spreading the Gospel message to the world.
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