Today is the commemoration of St. Peter and St. Paul, apostles.
Today's readings are Psalm 103.1-12, Joshua 4.1-24, and Acts 9.23-43.
In today's high-power, high-velocity culture we seem to assume that the more influential someone is the less concern he will have with day-to-day affairs. Not so in the early Church. See in today's reading from Acts how Peter spends a good deal of time going here and there, praying for people who are sick, even raising Dorcas from the dead. Wouldn't we think this apostle of Christ, this greatly influential saint would have something more important to do? Shouldn't he be arranging an evangelistic crusade or a hard-hitting discipleship program? On the contrary, the saints of God spend a great deal of time in the New Testament just walking around praying for people and doing good wherever they find themselves.
I wonder where I will find myself today? I wonder if I'll be faithful to stop, visit, and pray with someone? May the Lord grant it to be so.
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