Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs
among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along
the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household. If
a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will
return to you.
Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is
offered to you for the laborer deserves payment. Do not move about from one
house to another. Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set
before you cure the sick in it and say to them ‘The Kingdom of God is at hand
for you.
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Reflection:
Why did Jesus send the seventy-two disciples in pairs?
Jesus could have sent them one by one so that they could cover more ground thus
the spread of the gospel would be much faster. But Jesus chose them to go in
pairs.
In pairs for the reason that He wanted them to help
each other in doing their mission for Him. Jesus had it already in
His mind that to do His mission is realistically not that easy. So, He deemed
it right and wise to send them in pairs for them to help each other as they
face the many challenges of their mission.
Why do we exist in this world? Do we exist for
ourselves only? Of course not! We exist in this world for a reason. And that
reason is to help our fellowmen; we need to extend to them the good news about
Jesus. We need to feed the hungry; we need to clothe those who do not have
clothes. And we need to give hope to those who are losing
hope.
This is our vocation and mission as followers and missioners of Christ Jesus. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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