Sent

Today, Jesus explains that he did not come on his own, but was sent by the Father.(cf. Jn 7: 28). Being "sent" means obedience, mission, purpose. At our baptisms we were made part of the Body of Christ, so being sent refers to us as well as Jesus. We are being sent daily to be light for others, to be hope, joy, forgiveness and compassion. Not an easy mission when our own inadequacies stare us in the face, or a critical remark cuts to the core when we are putting aside our own comforts to be of service to others.  Our struggles are much smaller than the great ones Jesus experienced with the constant challenges from the Jewish hierarchy, the self-seeking, "what's in it for me" attitude of those seeking cures, or the slowness of the apostles to understand their mission even as close as they were to Jesus.. Can we imagine the burden that all this put on him? Yet, because the Father sent him, and he knew and loved him, he was able to carry on.  So too can we, as Paul so aptly put it:  "I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me." (Phil 4:13)   Send me, for I have come to do your will.(cf. Ps 40 2)
Bro Rene