Proclaiming | Evangelizamus

We ourselves are proclaiming this good news - Acts 13:22 (ABN).

Last week I participated in a workshop where 6 people shared their lives. They shared their problems and difficulties with other people. There were many sad stories and a lot of pain. We tried to find solutions to their issues.

It was also Mission Week in the Catholic Church. These days we become missionaries to the whole world. We proclaim the good news. But many of us focus on ourselves and our problems. We humans forget about the whole world because it is too big. So, we prefer to think about our small worlds and small arguments with others.

Obviously, there are solutions to our small problems. But usually, the best solution is to change our perspective. We don't need to stay in the center of the universe. There should be a place for Jesus Christ and his Good News about salvation, peace, love, etc.

Can we forget about ourselves for a while?

From Chapter 13 of Acts of Apostles, we learn that Paul is not sharing about his own life. He describes the power of God's grace in the lives of others like Abraham, King Saul, David, a man after God's heart, John the Baptist, and many others. Apostle Paul is a mature person who does not need to focus on himself anymore. He can put Jesus Christ, the Word of God, in the center of his story.

What about you? Are you ready for the same? Or are you still struggling and suffering? Maybe as a Christian, you forget about Christ. Your life is not more important than Jesus' story.

God the Father promised to raise you up from the death of your sins and weaknesses. Besides, he promised the benefits of the death and resurrection of his Son Jesus Christ. You are his beloved child and his holy will be fulfilled also in your life if only you let him be in the center.  

Reflection on Acts 13:16-35 by Józef Trzebuniak.

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