Gospel: Mark 16:15-18
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.”
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Reflection:
There is a story of a woman who would always share
pictures of herself on social media. Her husband who was a pastor would always
tell her to share instead bible quotations so that she could inspire others to
know more about God and in the process share in the mission of Jesus as
well.
Transmission of communication nowadays is very fast,
for example if we post something on the internet. And if the content of what we
post is good, we could be assured that it will go viral and it can reach the
farthest corner of the world thru internet.
During the time of Jesus transmission of communication
was on a word of mouth basis. No smart phone, social media and other high-end
form of communication. It was simple word of mouth only. And yet the gospel was
able to spread until it reached us. The key element in the spread of the gospel
was the committed apostles and followers of Jesus such as Saint Paul whose
conversion we celebrate today.
Paul whose former name was Saul of Tarsus was a persecutor
of the faith until God converted him. Thus, Paul became the apostle to the
Gentiles. Before his conversion, Paul was a Pharisee and a zealous Jew who
persecuted early Christians. But, while
on his way to Damascus Saul of Tarsus had a dramatic encounter with Jesus.
After that encounter with the Lord he underwent
an unbelievable transformation and became committed to preaching the
Gospel not only to Jews but also to Gentiles.
The desire of Jesus today is for us to become the
modern day Saint Paul to whom he could entrust the mission of evangelization.
He trusts us that we could also proclaim the gospel not only by way of word of
mouth but through using social media.
There’s no more excuse for us not to help Jesus spread
the gospel because we have in our fingertips the internet. Let us exploit the
use of this technology to reach as many as possible.
For example, if you’ve been posting updates about
yourself using facebook, twitter, instagram and other forms of social media
portals. Why not post quotations from the bible instead and why not post the
picture of Jesus? Why not post something that would inspire others to take
seriously their faith? By doing so you inspire others, you change lives
and you help Jesus spread the gospel.
Have you already propagated the faith by word of mouth and social media? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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