Looking back at those many years as a still self - centered churchgoer, I thought I had to immediately make up time by feeding and clothing the poor, visiting the sick, welcoming strangers (Mt 25:35 - 36) and
sharing the gospel with everyone (Mt 28:19 - 20).
Not exact matches
The notion of a Church always in need of purification and reform is drawn not from the Reformation slogan ecclesia semper reformanda, but from within the Church's deepest inner dynamics: its longing to be joined to its spousal head, Christ the Lord, and its passion to
share his love
with those to whom it has been commissioned to bring the
gospel — that is,
everyone.
Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the
Gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in
sharing with them and
with everyone else.»
The only things that we need to concern ourselves
with are the two things that Yehoshua told us to do:
Share the Good Word («Good Spell» or «
Gospel» in the old tongue)
with everyone who will listen and Treat our neighbors as we would want to be treated (which includes feeding and clothing the NEEDY).