Our Mission Too

 

Luke 10:1-10

English Standard Version

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

10 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. ² And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. ³ Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. ⁴ Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road. ⁵ Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ ⁶ And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you. ⁷ And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. ⁸ Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. ⁹ Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

The Mission of the 72 reminds us that we too have a mission to bring the Good News to others as they did, even though we find ourselves short-handed and understaffed.  Though we might be small in numbers, we can still bring peace and hope to others.  Yes, the "wolves" will be scouring about with notions of futility and feelings of discouragement  in an effort to block us from fulfilling our mission, but we cannot yield to his wiles, but rather keep our eyes on Jesus.  In him alone is our hope, our strength, our salvation and with him all things are possible. 

 As we honor St. Therese of Lisieux today, we also reflect on her short life, curtailed by tuberculosis; yet even in those few years as a Carmelite Nun, she carried out her mission which teaches us that fidelity in small things, confidence in God and love of all, make sanctity accessible to us all. St. Therese, pray for us!

Bro. Rene

Bro. Rene