God pours out His spirit on all His people, so they may participate in doing His work.
When Joshua and then Jesus's disciples see the Spirit poured out on others who appeared to be outsiders, and try to stop them, they are rebuked, and told to refocus their perspective: It's not about who specifically is called, and under what circumstances, but about God, who pours out His spirit so that each person may do what God specially desires for him/her. We are called to be good stewards of the gifts we have received, especially those that come through His spirit, so we may proclaim God, even as we care for those in need.
This is the vision of how we come together as a people in God's name, which Pope Francis spoke of in his homily at the concluding Mass for the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. God wants each of us to use the gifts He gives us by His Spirit to come together as one.
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