St Paul is the Champion of the Gentiles.
9 October 2024
27th Week
Ordinary Time
Wednesday
Gal 2:1-2, 7-14
Meditation
St Paul is the Champion of the
Gentiles.
St Paul went to Jerusalem after
fourteen years of his conversion. He has not rushed to Jerusalem to make his prominence felt. He
worked on himself. One has to work on himself/ herself for better service in the
Lord. No good happens overnight the growth in the grace and spirit of the Lord
is slow and steady. He does not want his purpose to be in vain but to be
fruitful in the service of the Lord. We need to take care in the preparation of
ourselves with humility and rigour for the ministry of the Lord.
St Pual was chosen to be the
champion of the Gentiles and the uncircumcised. He loved them and he preached
gospel to them. He instructed them in the gospel with patience and kindness. He
understood their culture and ethos to bring them to Christ. He stood by them to
strengthen them in faith. The church is multicultural, multilingual and
multinational because the essence of the message of Jesus is for all
people of God. It was St Paul who took interest in preaching the gospel to the Gentiles.
Do we accept people of other
cultures into the Church?
Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb
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