The beauty of St Paul's Mission

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Conversion of St Paul*

*Ordinary Season : 3rd Week - Wednesday*

*Gospel : Mk 16:15-18*

*First Reading : Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22*

*The beauty of St Paul's Mission*

*1) St Paul and the Gospel Mission*

As we celebrate the feast of the Conversion of St Paul, the Gospel of the day  has the beautiful strategy of the Mission 

This beautiful strategy is used by St Paul in His mission 

Because of this Strategy His mission became successful and effective among the gentiles, and he became a great apostle of the Gentiles

*2) The Strategy of the Mission*

The strategy has the following points

*A) He drove out the Demons*

When St Paul began His ministry he had to drive out the following demons 

The demon of fear 

The demon of discouragement

The demon of misunderstanding

The demon of pharisaic mentality 

The demon of opposition from his own people 

The demon of insecurity

*B) He Spoke new languages*

The language of conversion

The language of love 

The language of forgiveness

The language of simplicity

The language of the Cross 

The language of the sacrifice

The language of service

The language of salvation

The language of sharing 

*C) He Picked up various serpents to destroy them*

The serpent of hatred of his enemies

The serpent of anger of his enemies 

The serpent of pride of his enemies

The serpent of threats from his enemies

The serpent of pressure from his enemies

*D) He drank the deadly things*

He was also the victim of the deadly things of jealousy, tourcher, suffering, physical pain

But nothing affected him

*E) He laid His Hands on Sick People*

Wherever he went he preached the crucified Christ, and laid hands on the sick people

The power of Christ was experienced by the people through the powerful healings and powerful touch by the Apostle

*3) We are called to proclaim the Gospel*

Like St Paul all of are called to proclaim the Gospel

So what is my strategy for the proclamation? 

Do I follow the Gospel strategy?? 

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*