Acts 8:1-8 / John 6:35-40
Working from home (WFH) may sound like a good idea on paper.
After all, we don't have to worry about oversleeping and being late for work. We don't have to drive to work or take the bus or train to work during the rush hour. We can have our home cooked meals. It seems like the advantages go on and on.
But after more than 3 weeks of WFH, we just want to get out and to go out to work. If fact, it seems that working from home is more time consuming and tiring. Where once we dragged our feet to work, now we yearn to go out to work.
For the first Christians, they were quite comfortable staying put in Jerusalem until the bitter persecution started and they had to flee to the country districts.
But once they were out there, they discovered the great harvest that the Lord Jesus was talking about and instead of despairing over the situation, they went to work on the proclamation of the Good News.
In the 1st reading, there was Philip who proclaimed Jesus to the Samaritans and there were miracles, deliverance, cures and rejoicing.
As much as we have to WFH for now, this period of time has also made us realise that we shouldn't be complaining about having to go out to work.
And when the time comes for us to go back to our offices and work places, let us go forth with rejoicing and do our work well for the glory of God.