“In truth, I see that God shows no partiality.” (Acts 10:34)

These words came from the mouth of St. Peter, who used to think that as a Christian, it is necessary for him to keep a distance from people of other religions. One day, Peter was praying at the house of a tanner in Joppa. He suddenly fell into a trance and was tempted by a vision of many animals, animals that were forbidden to the Jews as profane and dirty. A voice said to him, “Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.” Peter saw the vision three times. When Peter woke from his trance, servants sent from Cornelius, a Roman centurion had already arrived at his door to summon Peter to Caesarea. It turned out Cornelius had had the same vision, and wanted to meet Peter personally.

Hence, Peter exclaimed, “In truth, I see that God shows no partiality.”

Peter arrived at Caesarea, and as he was speaking to the crowd gathered at the centurion’s house, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening. Then Peter saw and said, “Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit even as we have?”

Since we were baptized and have received the Holy Spirit, should we not all be witnesses to Jesus’ unconditional love?