Paul presents himself as the least worthy of the Apostles in the texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today. Paul proclaims the message of the Resurrection and the appearance of Jesus to those who had followed Him during his journey. Paul includes the encounter that He experienced of Jesus. That encounter put Paul in the community of those who had known Jesus. Paul’s encounter was truly mystical. It is described in the Acts of the Apostles. The mystical encounter of the Spirit of Christ is a path of intimacy which followers can know today. Luke tells the story of the sinful woman who is forgiven by Jesus in the presence of the Scribes and Pharisees who can only see the “sin” of the teacher associating with the “sinner”. The intimacy of physical presence to those in need is the gift of the disciple who is aware of the role of the “Body of Christ” in our time to be the physical and emotional complement to the mystical Presence of the Divine in the indwelling Spirit.
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