The early Church has no books – at least not initially. What they had was an experience. An encounter with the risen Christ. Peter told Andrew. Andrew told James. James told Stephen. The women told their children.
You get the picture.
The early Church spread quickly in those early days because people had an encounter that moved them, inspired them, changed them. Then they told the Jesus-story to others. They couldn’t help themselves. What are the encounters that move us? What inspires us? What stories do we tell?
My wife was at a restaurant with friends years ago and someone at the table asked who would lead the grace before the meal.
Crickets.
Someone jumped up from a nearby table, grabbed the hands of those near, and said with great enthusiasm, “I am never afraid to praise our Lord.”
Now that is a witness. That’s an encounter. Twenty-five years later, we are still telling the story.
What story will you tell this week? How will your life inspire others?