TASKED TO BUILD GOD'S KINGDOM

"GO INTO THE WHOLE WORLD AND PROCLAIM
THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE."

Jesus’ ascension marks the climax of His glorification, but it does not mean that He has severed his relationship with us. It only means that, while still remaining the great “protagonist” in the history of salvation, Jesus recedes for a time into the background to let the members of the Church play their role in the construction of God’s Kingdom with a greater sense of responsibility.

All of us are involved in this great enterprise which is the core of God’s plan for mankind. We do our share in it by contributing to the proclamation of the Gospel and by making the Kingdom present through a life of authentic Christian witness.

Jesus said to his disciples: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved. Whoever does not believe will be condemned.

These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages. They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.

But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.


Euchalette, 24 May 2009
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