Homily (Reflection) for Thursday of
the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (II) (4th February, 2016) on the
Gospel
1Kgs 2:1-4.10-12;
1Chron 29:10-12 (R. v.12);Mk 6:7-13.
Topic: Do your part.
In today’s gospel Jesus sent the twelve out in pairs with the
authority over the unclean spirits. He “ordered them to take nothing for their
journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear
sandals and not to put on two tunics” (Mk
6:8-9). They should stay in any house where they are welcomed until they
leave the place and should shake off the dust on their feet while leaving the
place where they are not welcomed. The twelve went and proclaimed repentance,
cast out many demons, and anointed many who were sick and cured them.
Looking at Jesus’ instruction to the twelve it looks as if
God was about to repeat what He did during the Israelites’ journey to the
promise land; they spent forty years in the wilderness yet their clothes did not
worn out, and their sandals did not worn off their feet; cf. Deut 29:5. He also provided bread,
meat, and water for them all through their journey, cf. Ex 15:23-25; 16:4, 10-15, 21, 35; 17:2-6. Otherwise, how could they survive under the mission?
Today’s gospel has two parallels; Matt 10:5-11 and Lk 9:1-6.
And in Matthew chapter 10 verse 10 there
is a clue to how Jesus wanted them to survive; labourers deserve their food. One might again ask who was to
provide the food. In the gospel according to Saint Luke Jesus sheds more light
to this, “Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide,
for the labourer deserves to be paid.... eat what is set before you” (Lk 10:7,8).
Make sure you provide for your ministers. If ministers of God
leave their work in search of bread, bag, money, tunics and so on surely they
will find these but not without inflicting serious injuries to the souls they
are to take care off. Simply put, souls will be lost.
And dearest ministers of God remember Pauline maxim, “If anyone
will not work, let him not eat” (2Thess
3:10).
Each and every one of us has his or her part to play for the
spreading of the gospel. And for a healthy spreading of the gospel everybody
must fulfil his or her part because anyone’s failure will certainly affect the
ministry negatively.
Bible Reading: 2Thess 3:6-15.
Thought for today: You have a role in the spreading of the gospel.
Let us pray: Lord, help every one of us to do our
parts in your vineyard so that the gospel will continue spread to the ends of
the earth – Amen.
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