As we recall the lives of Sts. Peter and Paul today, we might take a look at their humble beginnings to realize that "nothing is impossible with God." (Mk 10-27 ). Peter was a fisherman with a temper, an admitted sinner (Depart from me for I am a sinful man), and a three time denier of Jesus. Paul, a Pharisee, was a determined persecutor of early believers who used his education, position and energy to stamp out the sparks of the "new way" before they turned into flames. Two of the most unlikely men upon which to build a church. Yet with their faults and weaknesses...perhaps despite them...the sparks did become flames, burning now for 2,000 years. We might be dismayed on one hand at the problems facing the Church today, and not only the Church but the world. Yet we wake up each day, and move ahead in the faith that if the beginnings were shaky and eventually thrived, this is evidence that it is not the work of people, but of God. May we live in trust that "these days too will pass away" and the promise of Jesus that the gates of hell will not prevail, doing our part to live as sincerely as we can the beliefs that Jesus gave us.
Bro. Rene
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