Gospel: Matthew
10:1-7
Jesus
summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to
drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The names of the
Twelve Apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James,
the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and
Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; Simon the
Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus.
Jesus
sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus, “Do not go into pagan
territory or enter a Samaritan town. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house
of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at
hand.’”
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Reflection:
How can
we effectively evangelize? We must always be connected with Jesus in our words
and deeds. We can never be effected evangelizers of Jesus' teachings if we only
preach it and not live it.
Except
for Judas who betrayed Jesus, the other eleven apostles were effective
messengers of Jesus’ teachings. For the simple reason that they preached it,
they lived it and even gave their lives for it.
They were simple people some were fishermen,
some were like us sinners. In the eyes of men they may not be worthy to become
Jesus apostles but Jesus called them and qualified them.
Jesus is neither
a discriminating God nor a condemning God, He is a God of love, mercy and compassion.
He therefore calls us all to turn our backs from our sinful lives and become
His followers that will help Him advance the good news of His love and
compassion.
Say yes
to Jesus and let Him move into your life. Are you ready to answer this call of
Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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