Go on speaking, and do not be silent, for I am with you

“’Do not be afraid. Go on speaking, and do not be silent, for I am with you. No one will attack and harm you, for I have many people in this city.’ He settled there for a year and a half and taught the word of God among them.” (ACTS 18: 9-11)

Our Lord needs us to proclaim the Good News in our houses and workplaces and in our society. If we are afraid of this, it is because we know how unworthy we are to be God´s messengers, and we think that this will reduce the power of God’s word. But His word is stronger than our weaknesses and our limits, and the power does not come from us but from God himself: “I am with you.” And when we start, many can join us–“for I have many people in the city.”

 “Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, and so enter into his glory.” (Gospel Acclamation)