Utterly amazed

Monday June 5th, Acts 2: Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. Utterly amazed, they asked: "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language? The Spirit leads us to Christ, Christ leads us to the world. It is not just to their own that they minister, it is to the children of God throughout the world. We too are sent to minister around the world. It is not just to our own, not just to those who think, act, talk, look, do or believe like us, but to all to whom the spirit sets before us. This is the message of Christ, this is the call of Christ, to go into all the world to preach and teach the good news. We are also called to go into all the world and “do” the good news, to bring hope, justice, and peace. We are called to do this, not because we will gain from it, but because the children of God will live in hope because of it.