A couple of weeks ago, in our Gospel, we encountered that same phrase of Jesus, about binding and loosing. Binding means drawing together into community, which was clearly Jesus’ concern. As a matter of fact, tucked into this morning’s Gospel, is a little joke. He said if you can’t agree at all, and the church is no help, then treat the person as you would treat a tax collector or a sinner. But Jesus was known for treating the tax collectors and the sinners with a special affection in an attempt to draw them in. And the first reading this morning, the prophet talks about what happens when you don’t try to draw people in, and St. Paul’s letter talks about the ultimate result of trying very hard to draw people in. But for Christians, I should say for Matthew’s church, the issue of drawing in was especially important because they were on the verge of mission, and they were having trouble getting themselves started; getting themselves motivated for mission. But for Catholics – Christians generally, but Catholics in particular – gathering in means going on mission. Not that you twist people’s arms to make them believe what you believe, but rather, that you offer what you see as your gift and invite others to accept. And it’s in that context that I introduce this morning’s special guest, George Markolovitch, who represents the Diocese of Bar in Montenegro. He’s going to talk about how the effort goes on to draw people in in mission.