Pray For More Workers

 

 Matthew 9: 32-38

³² While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. ³³ And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.”

The Workers Are Few

³⁵ Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. ³⁶ When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. ³⁷ Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. ³⁸ Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Even in Jesus's day, the need for workers was insufficient, and it seems more so today as we see more and more combined parishes, or actual parish closings. It's frightening to see the comparisons of believers sixty or seventy years ago compared to today. Yet, scoffers and disbelievers have always been with us. The situation does call for those who "remain" to be as sincere and fervent as they can be. May we be among these who have not given up, but who strive to be sincere and loyal disciples, and by our example, bring others back to the fold.

Bro. Rene

Dear God, thank you  for helping me to remain faithful; let my efforts and example bring others back to the practice of the Faith. Amen.