Laborers in the Vineyard, and Out of It ~ The Imaginative Conservative

Laborers in the Vineyard, and Out of It ~ The Imaginative Conservative

The living water of God’s saving work spreads out through the world into many diverse tributaries. Just as much as we need God to call preachers to labor in the vineyard, so we need Christians who aren’t called to preach themselves to support the Church’s mission by their prayers. Saint Paul, the paradigmatic preacher, had no illusions about where the success of his missions came from. Because his conversion was so sudden, Paul saw clearly the d…