Jesus
appointed seventy-two other 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 his 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.’ Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you, go out into the
streets and say, ‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet, even that we shake
off against you.’ Yet know this: the Kingdom of God is at hand. I tell you, it
will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.”
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Reflection:
Do you want
to help Jesus in His mission of evangelization?
Jesus talks
about the commissioning of His Seventy two disciples; He said to them that
there’s an enormous work for them at hand. They are few but the people whom
they will preach the gospel are many.
Up to this
very day there are few who preach and fewer still those who preach and live the
gospel yet there are millions who needs it badly. They are yearning to hear the
words of Jesus and more has not even heard of the life changing words of Jesus.
So what are
you doing about it? Will you sit still and stay in your comfort zone and do
nothing to share in the ministry of Jesus? Preaching nowadays is not anymore
confined to face to face vocal preaching. You could now preach using the
internet via your computer and high-tech mobile phone.
Instead
of posting anything about yourself. Why not post anything that is related to
Jesus, post anything about your faith. Post anything that could bring someone
closer to God. If you do this you now become a follower not only in words but
in deeds as well.
See to it
also that you live what you preach or you live what you post in your social
media accounts. The perfection of your discipleship for Jesus comes when you
live what you preach. For example, if you preach simple living live simply as
well, if you preach humility live humility. If you preach forgiveness then be
forgiving and throwaway whatever bitterness that you may be keeping in your
heart.
Jesus wants
you to be His co-laborers in His vineyard; you should not worry about your needs,
for he will surely provide for you. Will you help Jesus in His mission of
evangelization? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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