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Romans 16:3-5
Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus. They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. Greet also the church that meets at their house…

Paul greeted them as fellow workers. Pag sinabing fellow workers, kabalikat sila sa gawain. In other words, Paul could not have done what he did without the help of these people. Kaya kung anuman ang pasalamat at papuri na dapat maibigay kay Paul as a servant of God, sila ay kasama dun.

Kung tayo’y nagtatagumpay sa ating mga propesyon, kapartner sa mga trophies at mga award na natatanggap natin ang mga katulong sa bahay, bakit? Kung hindi ka ba nyan ipinaglalaba, ipinamamalantsa, ipinagluluto, mag-e-excel ka ba sayong ministry? Di naubos na ang oras mo ng kalalaba, kaluluto, kakatrabaho.

Marami tayong kapartner sa ating ministry. Meron lang nga talagang frontliner—yung kitang-kita, yung visible na visible. But for every successful person and every successful ministry, there are many people who share in the work who should also share in the glory of the work.

Hindi kinakalimutan ni Paul ang kanyang utang na loob sa mag-asawang ito at ang utang na loob ng buong iglesya sa kanila. Priscilla and Aquila were obviously in the center of church life and ministry, and in the center of Paul’s heart. Napakaganda ng ministry ng mag-asawang ito.