Gospel: 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:
A young man decided to become a follower of Jesus but he did not leave
behind his worldly lifestyle. He still was living his sinful and luxurious life and he did
not cut his ties with his friends who loved this world more than God. After a
few months he noticed that he was not able to convince anyone to follow the
Lord.
How could we become effective bearers of the teachings of Jesus? We must
live simply and we should depend on Jesus in everyday of our lives. This
doesn’t mean that we just lay idle and wait for the manna from heaven to fall
upon us in a silver platter. This means that we still have to work hard but at
the same time we have to live simply. And let the values and teachings of Jesus
take control of our life.
Is it still possible to live simply today where the culture of greed,
materialism and accumulation rules? Of course it’s still very much possible
it’s actually upon our hands on how we would live in this world. Would we let
the culture of greed, materialism and accumulation rule over us? Or we let the
simple lifestyle of Jesus take control of us?
When Jesus sent the seventy-two disciples to their mission He advocated
simple living and total dependence on Him. Why? Because it’s only through this
that they could become effective bearers of the good news of Jesus. It’s only
through this way that they would be able to convince others to follow Jesus.
If we want to become an effective and fruitful laborers of the Lord we have to learn to live a simple life. And we have to learn to trust in the
providence of the Lord rather than trust in our own selves. For the simple
reason that this is the lifestyle of Jesus: He lived a simple life and Jesus
did not trust on himself He trusted on the will of God.
How are you living your life today? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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