How can we connect with those who identify as Christian? How can we further share the gospel and the truth of Jesus with them?Here’s today’s reflection from the daily Mass.
Readings for Saturday in the Sixth Week of Easter can be found here
In the last UK census, the percentage of the population who identified as being Christian in England and Wales was 46.2%. Obviously, this doesn’t equate to the number of people who attend church regularly or at all, but the fact remains that beyond the boundaries of the various churches is a large number of people who, in some way, consider themselves to be Christian, whatever that may mean.
In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, Apollos entered the stage. He is a Jew from Alexandria and we discover him in Ephesus preaching about Jesus. Heard by Aquila and Priscilla, they recognise his faith but also that he doesn’t know the whole gospel. It shows how the news of Jesus was reaching far and wide by word of mouth, and perhaps some things got lost along the way. Apollos was a believer, but he seems to have lived outside of the life of the church. With the encouragement of Aquila and Priscilla he is welcomed into the fold and becomes a great player in the spread of the gospel.
To use some imagery from Jesus, the vineyard is fruitful, with so many people who, whilst their faith may not have brought them to the life of the church, have some common ground. How can we connect with those who identify as Christian? How can we further share the gospel and the truth of Jesus with them? Of course, we already do this in so many different ways but perhaps there are other ways in which we can experience that common ground and become a church with no boundaries, a church with no walls.
Mass today is in S Mary’s at 1130am
If you would like more resources for daily prayer, check out our Day By Day pages.
South Cardiff Ministry Area 