Acts 14:5-18 / John 14:21-26
As Christians, we are disciples of Jesus.
And as disciples of Jesus, we have a mission in this world.
Our mission is to reveal the presence of Jesus for others.
In the 1st reading, Paul and Barnabas went around preaching the Good News.
Then Paul saw a crippled man listening to the Good News and he saw that the man had faith.
So Paul said to the crippled man, “Get to your feet – stand up.”
And the crippled man jumped up and began to walk.
When the crowd saw that, they got excited and thought that Paul and Barnabas were gods disguised as men.
Paul and Barnabas tried to tell the crowd that they were just messengers of God, but the excitement of the crowd was overwhelming.
Although we may not be addressing crowds and performing miracles of healing, our mission is just as important.
We are messengers of the Good News that will also make us signs of God’s presence in this world.
And because Jesus has made His home in our hearts, then our mission is to bring others back home to God.
May we always love Jesus and others will see that love and they will come home to the God of love.