Gospel: Mark 16: 15-18
In an age of cruelty and hate where even religion takes on these characteristics, the Good News must still be proclaimed in every town and village. God's kingdom has come, God's love and mercy is extended to all people without distinction, and we are heralds of that love through acts of lovingkindness to the poor and marginalized, the weak and vulnerable.
Indeed, Jesus even stated what the signs of Good News would be: the lame will walk, the blind will see, lepers will be cleansed, people will be delivered from their demons, and the poor will be fed at table. These are the sermons to be preached and the proclamations to be written: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, visit the sick and imprisoned, care for the immigrant, migrant, and refugee.
Today we remember the event of Paul's conversion from a person steeped in hatred and persecution to one who preached love as the Master did. Today it is for us to manifest that conversion in our own lives by rejecting the false religions of hate and oppression and to live a life of love and service to others, especially those most vulnerable in this age of cruelty and hate.
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