During the Anchor Club meeting this past Sunday, I theorized that the disciples of Jesus must have been hugely discouraged with the death of their leader at the cross. But wonder of wonder, it was Paul who converted to Christianity on the road to Damascus who came upon the scene to encourage them to carry on. For Peter, the leader of the Christian Church in Jerusalem, Paul's encouragement included financial gifts to support the church there. We think of the disciples as the backdrop of Jesus' ministry, since the Gospels do not relate their real function as ministers to Jesus, to encourage him to do bold and wondrous acts on behalf of His Father. Nevertheless, they supported, i.e., did what they could to help, Jesus carry out his mission.
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