Luke
10:1-9
The Lord
Jesus appointed seventy-two disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to
every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is
abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out
laborers for his harvest. 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:
Are you
doing something to share the teachings of Jesus?
Like the
seventy two which Jesus sent ahead of Him. We too are laborers in the vineyard
of the Lord, what is the implication of this to our life? We are also called by
God to share and live the teachings of Jesus.
Jesus
told the disciples: “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few.” This is
very true until to this very day. Based on statistics ninety nine percent (99%)
of the church are composed of lay people or people who are not in any way doing
something for the church and only one percent (1%) are members of the clergy.
The
harvest indeed is plentiful; therefore in our own little way let us also be
laborers like the seventy two. Let us spread and live the teachings of Jesus,
let us not be afraid for God will be with us and surely He will not only provide
for us He will also be there for us.
Have you already done something to share the teachings of Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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