Living the Life in the Kingdom

The texts in the Roman Catholic Lectionary today mark the feast of Saints Timothy and Titus. Letters are in the New Testament to both early leaders of the Church. The message is to live as people in the Kingdom of God. The psalmist proclaims many praises for the marvellous works, the power and might and the judgement of God in His Kingdom. Luke reports the directions to the circle of disciples known as the 72. The power of the Kingdom of god is witnessed in the impact of the simple examples of community life demonstrated by the peace and healing brought by the disciples to the people they visit. Paul exhorts Timothy to remember the joy, love, power and self control received by Timothy within his indwelling Spirit through the invocation of the Holy Spirit, the laying on of hands, which energized the resonance of strength to live and resolve to rely on the direction and movement of the Spirit in the spreading of the Kingdom among people.