We will be hearing a lot of selections from the Acts of the Apostles during this Easter Season leading up to Pentecost. The whole second half of Acts focuses on the dynamic missionary journeys of Paul, as he brings the gospel to Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), Macedonia and Achaia (present-day Greece) and beyond. He indeed was God’s “chosen instrument” set apart to bring the message of God’s intense love and mercy to the world. (Acts 9: 1-20)
The beauty here is not only Paul’s matchless contribution to the spread of the gospel, but the fact that God works with those who are flawed and very human. We live in a unique moment in history—a threat to our lives that both tests our own faith and, and at the same time, offers opportunities for us to proclaim its message of hope to a troubled and frightened world. The example of Paul can be our inspiration.
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