MY daily reflection and prayer:
Thursday, October 01, 2015
Feast of St. Theresia Lisieux
Dear my friends,
Here is the Gospel for us today according to Luke 10:1-12
After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to come. And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, `Peace be to this house!’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. 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. Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you; heal the sick in it and say to them, `The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, `Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you; nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’ I tell you, it shall be more tolerable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
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IN the Gospel – also we read today – Jesus Christ frequently used the image of a harvest to convey the coming of God’s reign on earth. It is the fruition of much labor and growth. It begins with the sowing of seeds, then growth to maturity, and finally the reaping of fruit for the harvest.
Jesus Christ wants to teach us that God’s word grows like a seed within us. God’s word is sown in the hearts of receptive men and women who hear his word, accept it with trust and obedience, and then share the abundant fruit of God’s word in our lives with others.
Jesus Christ also calls you and me to be the sower of God’s word of peace and mercy. As Jesus came to lay down his life for us, as our sacrificial lamb, to atone for our sins and the sins of the world; so we, in turn, must be willing to offer our lives with gratitude and humble service for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
In the Perpetual Adoration of the Eucharist we adore Jesus Christ who gives us his life that we may have abundant life in him. We must do our work, not for what we can get out of it, but for what we can give freely to others, without expecting reward or payment.
Let’s pray: Lord Jesus Christ, you will to work in and through each of us for his glory. You share your word with us and commission us to speak it boldly and plainly to others. May we witness the truth and joy of the Gospel by word and example to those around us now and forever. Amen.
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