Acts 8:26-40 / John 6:44-51
Most of us would have experienced this a few times, or at least once. It can be called "the appointed moment" or "the limelight moment".
It's that particular moment or moment in our lives where we do the extra-ordinary thing and it's that moment that we had never thought that we would be in or never expected ourselves to be in.
In the 1st reading, we heard of Philip. He was one of the seven deacons appointed by the apostles to help them in the administrative matters.
After the martyrdom of Stephen and when a bitter persecution started, Philip fled to the neighbouring district of Samaria to preach the Good News and there he worked many signs of deliverance and healing.
In the 1st reading we heard a detailed account of Philip's "appointed moment". He explained the Good News of Jesus to the Ethiopian eunuch and eventually baptized him.
It was not just Philip's "appointed moment" but also the eunuch's "appointed moment". God had drawn them to that moment, and they responded accordingly.
We had experienced God drawing us to our "appointed moment" and He will continue to draw us to many more of those moments.
When we respond according to His will, Jesus will raise us up at those "appointed moments" and like Philip, we will, in turn, draw others to their "appointed moments".