Guidelines for ministry

In today’s first reading (2 Cor 3:15—4:1, 3-6), St. Paul gives us in a single, brief verse some very important guidelines for ministry:

For we do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord,
and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus.

These guidelines are not just for ministry, but indeed are very relevant for anyone wanting to live the Christian life.

• Are we focused too much on ourselves?
• Are we more interested in our own opinions than the truth of Christ?
• Do we really live and act as servants and even slaves of our sisters and brothers?

We have this ministry through the mercy shown us…