Sent On A Mission

 

 Mk 3:13-19

Jesus Appoints the Twelve

¹³ Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. ¹⁴ He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach ¹⁵ and to have authority to drive out demons. ¹⁶ These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), ¹⁷ James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), ¹⁸ Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot ¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Jesus not only called, but appointed the Twelve to carry out the mission of spreading the Good News he came to proclaim. Unfortunately, or in God's plan, one did not remain faithful and betrayed Jesus, who then was crucified.  Yet it was the plan of God that Jesus should die to redeem us from our sins; Judas was the unfortunate instrument in bringing this plan to fulfillment. Let us leave Judas to the mercy of God and concentrate on the Eleven and our own mission to help bring bout the kingdom.  We all have a role and by living our faith we give witness by our lives as well as our words that being  disciple of Jesus is a high calling to be honored by every fabric of our being.  Let us pray for fidelity to this calling and trust that God will give us the grace to carry it out a best we can.

Bro Rene

Dear Jesus, as you called the Twelve, so you call me, in in some small way to follow you and help bring about your  kingdom.  Help me to answer your call with a generous and trusting heart. Amen.