By Word Of Mouth

With technology at our fingertips, it's not hard these days to spread news by word of mouth, ( word of electronic mouth at that!).  In the days of Jesus, word of mouth was perhaps the major means of spreading news.  And so it was that Jesus, baptized by John was seen by Andrew, who told his brother Peter, who told his friend, Philip, who told his friend, Nathanael (whom we identify today as Bartholomew). Word about Jesus traveled fast, but it was only the personal encounter with Jesus that convinced Nathanael that Jesus was the Son of God.  (Jn 1:49).
The lesson for us is that telling others about what we've seen, heard or experienced of those "little miracles" that happen each day (most of the time referred to as "coincidences", but are they?) we can bring others to Christ, or deepen the faith of those who are already believers. It's amazing that how the telling of an incident can trigger a story of a similar incident in the experience of the hearer. In the end, faith is affirmed and we tend to gain confidence in speaking more boldly about the workings of God in our lives.  St. Bartholomew, help us to speak more boldly about our experience of God.
Bro. Rene