Whenever anyone obeys what Christ has said,
God’s love comes to perfection in him. 1JN 2:5
St. Paul was fully aware of his vocation as an evangelist to the gentiles and he was passionately committed to it. Having been commissioned by You personally, he experienced the divine force of the Holy Spirit that drove him inexorably always to make the Good News known to people who would otherwise have never heard it. He had a fiery, inextinguishable zeal to win souls for the Kingdom of God.
God’s love comes to perfection in him. 1JN 2:5
ROMANS 15:14-21 ©
My Soul's Beloved,
My Soul's Beloved,
What about us? We were too were commissioned at our Baptism and in Confirmation to preach the Good News in season and out of season. How zealous have I been? Paul did not care about the personal consequences to himself - he was prepared to endure every privation and hardship, nothing mattered more to him than being faithful to his call as an Apostle to the gentiles.
We have only one life to live and then comes judgment. What have we to show for the indescribable favor You have shown us by virtue of being children of God and members of Your Body? While there is yet time, Lord, grant me all the graces I need to witness to the Good News through a life that is conformed to You and to the Holy Spirit.
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