These pictures are from our trip to Italy when we visited Tracie back in 2003 I think. What you see is St. Peter’s Cathedral and the plaza out in front. If you look closely at the picture from ground level, you will see the dome and the observation platform just above the big part of the dome. Kind of puts it into perspective about how large the Vatican and the Cathedral really are.
While St. Peter’s and the Vatican are a very important part of Christian History, they are not the only repository for the Holy Spirit, they are not the only place where we find the Kingdom of God, they are not the center for evangelism efforts and they are not the place where we learn about God. While they are amazingly beautiful structures, we must remember that they were built by man’s hands. Where we truly find the Kingdom of God and see Evangelism through the Holy Spirit is not in our churches but it is someplace else.
It is in the hearts and hands of men and women like you and I that the Kingdom of God is found. Each time we speak of our faith or act out our faith by giving of ourselves through the love of Jesus Christ we are going to find ourselves in the middle of the Kingdom of God. You see, it is not hard to find the Kingdom but it is hard to live in it unless you focus your attention on Him and His Word. The Church can teach us His Word, instruct us in His Way, preach to us about His love but we will only find the Kingdom of God by being His disciples and doing His will. The Kingdom surrounds you and I when we go out into the world with the love of Jesus Christ in our hearts. We are called to be a servant to our fellow human beings. Keep the faith, follow His way, be a servant of His to the world and the Kingdom of God will surround you in everything you do.
Have a blessed day, Randy
Wesley United Methodist Church, Orange TX 
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