Many people of God

The text from the Acts of the Apostles in the Roman Catholic Lectionary today addresses the challenge of “Who are the people of God” Paul and Barnabas testify that the Gentiles received the Holy Spirit and just as the Jewish believers had they were baptized in the Way. John relates Jesus exhortation to abide in Him as He is in the Father. The intimacy of the indwelling Spirit with the Divine is the invitation of Jesus to all people.