Today, I am reading and commenting on Acts 9-10.

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The account about Cornelius and Peter preaching to his household stood out to me today.  I want to note that Luke tells us that Cornelius, and all of his household, was a devout man known for generously giving alms and praying to God.  Cornelius was not a convert to Judaism, but he worshiped the God of Abraham.  My attention to this today by the statement that after he sent for Peter, Cornelius gathered his relatives and close friends to hear what Peter has to tell him.  I was impressed by Cornelius’ faith.  Not only did Cornelius send for Peter on the basis of a vision he had from God, a vision which had to have left him wondering, he asked his family and close friends to gather to hear what Peter had to say.  Then when they heard Peter speak about Jesus the Holy Spirit fell on all of them.  These were people who listened to, and accepted, God’s message because of Cornelius.  They knew that Cornelius’ acts of charity and righteousness were not just a front.   Let us be like Cornelius, generous, prayerful, and open to hear God’s word.

And Peter welcomed them into the Church as they were.  They did not need to be circumcised, or begin to follow the Law of Moses.  This radical change was not something introduced by Paul.  This radical change was introduced in Caesarea by God through Peter.  God communicated it to Peter by a vision where He told Peter, “What God has made clean, do not call *common*.”   God calls everyone to Him.  We should welcome those who respond to His call.

*In this context, common generally means unclean, or not holy.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.