He was a good man, and he was full of the Spirit and of faith. Acts 11:24
Barnabas appears for the third time in Acts. He's Paul's cheerleader to the Jerusalem church. And Paul apparently needed one! I love the collaboration. A Paul needs a Barnabas. I pause to think about my being a Paul to someone else's Barnabas, or to my being a Barnabas to someone else's Paul. I love that I have friends in my life who welcome the part of me that collaborates well with a part of each of them.
I give thanks this day for my husband who is the Barnabas to my Paul.
I give thanks this day for my mentor and spiritual confidant who is the Paul to my Barnabas.
And I give thanks for all who come in and out of my life of discipleship in such a way that each is gifted with "goodness, spirit and faith."
Saints Paul and Barnabas, Pray for me!
In this crazy journey of chaplaincy I feel so lucky to have walked with you through almost all of it! You've been a super barnabas/Paul to me!
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