Live by the Gospel

Today’s Scripture: And he said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover." Mark 16:15-18

Reflection: The dynamism of the gospel is such that it cannot be kept hidden or under constraint.

In such a situation why did Jesus not tell them what the Gospel is all about before sending them out? Or after having mandated it to them he could have told them the meaning of the term Gospel.  Why did he take this element for granted?

Jesus definitely has not done a mistake. While he was with them they heard and experienced the power of the Gospel in their own lives

Even in our times those in authority or a preacher can only exhort the faithful to proclaim the gospel but only those will go and do something about it that have experienced and keep experiencing the Gospel, not the ones who have learnt scripture or theology or done some self study without experiencing its power.

Prayer:  Lord, teach me to live by your living word and thus become an instrument to proclaim your good news.

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