Gospel:
Mark 16:15-20
Jesus
appeared to the Eleven and said to them: “Go into the whole world and proclaim
the Gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved;
whoever does not believe will be condemned. These signs will accompany those
who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new
languages. They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink any
deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they
will recover.”
Then the
Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat
at the right hand of God. But they went forth and preached everywhere, while
the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.
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Reflection:
Have you
done something to share the good news about Jesus? For example, you shared the
life of Jesus to a friend or a relative. Or you’ve brought someone to church
for Holy Mass.
One of
your foremost mission as follower of Jesus is to share Him. If you have no idea
on how you would share Him you could even simply live His life. Evangelization
is not only confined to sharing with your vocal words for you could also
evangelize by the way you live.
When the
disciples were sent by Jesus through their mission one of the unwritten
commands of Jesus for them was to live His way of life. For they wouldn’t be
successful missioners for Jesus without immersing their very lives on Jesus way
of life.
The
challenge for you therefore is to share Jesus like how the disciples shared
Him. You also have to live the way of life of Jesus. For without living the
life of Jesus you will not become His true follower and evangelizer.
Many in
the church or outside of the church profess to follow Jesus but they do not
live His life. Thus their evangelization is superficial it doesn’t take root in
the hearts of those who listen to them. Therefore, an effective evangelizer is
one who shares and lives the life of Jesus.
Have you
shared Jesus and have you lived Jesus' life of humility and simplicity? –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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