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SATURDAY, September 25 (Sergius)
Acts 20:1-16. He was eager to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.
Despite the pressures of his missionary work, Paul was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem before Pentecost. Paul was deeply involved in his work with the young churches, yet it was important to him that he join the disciples at Jerusalem, even though he knew he would be in great danger there. Travel in those days was dangerous under any circumstances, yet Paul chose to travel.
Paul knew the strength of his ministry depended on his coming together with the disciples. It was in coming together for worship and the common meal (eucharist) that the disciples gathered strength and courage to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to a hostile world.
How often do we hear, “Oh, I don’t go to church often, but you don’t need to go to church to be a Christian.” The truth is, “being a Christian” is not something private. Our Christianity is expressed when we gather as a people to worship. It is in our coming together to rehearse the gospel of Jesus Christ that we strengthen our common faith. We are not merely individual Christians, but a Christian people. It is as a people gathered in worship that we find the sustaining strength that makes our faith a reality. (1968)
PRAY for the Diocese of Ibba (Sudan)
Ps 87, 90 * 136; Hosea 1:1—2:1; Luke 4:38-44
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