We must obey God rather than men April 27

Prayer

Jesus, we know what you asked us to do but sometimes we are reluctant. Give us the wisdom and understanding of Pentecost to know what to do and say…and give us the courage to do it and say it. Amen.

Study

http://www.usccb.org/nab/042706.shtml

We must obey God rather than men. Acts 5:29

What we witness in today’s first reading from Acts is the latest in a string of actions we might today call civil disobedience – a phrase popularized by Henry David Thoreau. I prefer to see things more like acting in a manner that is consistent and congruent with Gospels…acting in obedience in faith, answering to a higher authority.

The Apostles know what potential punishment they might face – death like Jesus – for their continued teaching. Yet they do not stop. Since the time of the Pentecost was fulfilled in Acts 2, the gifts of the Holy Spirit bolster the witness of the Apostles to the life of Jesus.

Action

Walter Tejada, an Arlington County, Virginia Board member, joined with other local elected officials from the Washington metropolitan region in calling for national comprehensive immigration reform that includes paths to earned legalization. You can read more here.

http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/CountyBoard/TejadaMayFirst.aspx

Consider joining the May 1st evening vigil. Tejada and others ask that at 8:15 p.m., wherever you are, go out to the street or to a public place and hold up a lighted candle and an American Flag as symbols of your support for fair and just immigration reform.

Invite your family, neighbors, Church or Cursillo group reunion to join in this vigil in support of comprehensive immigration reform including earned legalization for all hardworking immigrants and their families. Then, take a picture and send it to your United States Senator or Representative in Congress.

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