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ing to our lives, how can we fail to share that love
with others?
II. T
he
delightful
and
comforting
joy
of
evangelizing
9. Goodness always tends to spread. Every au-
thentic experience of truth and goodness seeks
by its very nature to grow within us, and any per-
son who has experienced a profound liberation
becomes more sensitive to the needs of others.
As it expands, goodness takes root and develops.
If we wish to lead a dignified and fulfilling life, we
have to reach out to others and seek their good.
In this regard, several sayings of Saint Paul will
not surprise us: “The love of Christ urges us on”
(
2 Cor
5:14); “Woe to me if I do not proclaim the
Gospel” (
1 Cor
9:16).
10. The Gospel offers us the chance to live
life on a higher plane, but with no less intensity:
“Life grows by being given away, and it weak-
ens in isolation and comfort. Indeed, those who
enjoy life most are those who leave security on
the shore and become excited by the mission
of communicating life to others”.
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When the
Church summons Christians to take up the task
of evangelization, she is simply pointing to the
source of authentic personal fulfilment. For
“here we discover a profound law of reality: that
4
 F
ifth general conference of the
latin american and
caribbean
bishops
,
Aparecida Document
, 29 June 2007, 360.
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