In this Sunday's Second Reading (for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time), St. Paul writes to the Corinthians about his proclamation of the gospel: and woe to me if I do not preach it! He feels drawn to his obligation to tell the world that Jesus is Lord, the promised Messiah who walked the earth, suffered, died, and rose again, for our sakes. And now, it is the apostle's duty, and our duty, to bring Jesus to others.
Like Paul, we are called to use our gifts with his same call from the Spirit.... "and woe to me if I do not preach it!" with our actions, with our words, and with our lives!
I encourage you- I plea for you- to read the rest of the 2nd Reading (1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23) and see how you too, are called to bring the light and hope of Christ to others. This is Good News! God places us at this time and place on earth, for a reason. "All this I do for the sake of the gospel, so that I too may have a share in it."
God be Praised!
