Luke 10:-1-12, 17-20

Jesus is preparing his disciples for mission. He leaves them in no doubt about the challenges, obstacles and dangers which will await them. They will succeed, however, because the power of God is working with them. Accordingly, ‘the seventy return with joy'. Do I experience that joy when I do what the Lord wants?

The message entrusted to the disciples by Jesus is peace and the nearness of the kingdom of God.' This same message of peace and justice, forgiveness and healing, and the Good News of God's kingdom, has been entrusted to the Church down the centuries. Now it is my turn to witness to it. In the Gospel, Jesus teaches us about mission and vocation. It calls us to be simple and humble as we do our ministry. We should not be discouraged when people do not listen to us. As Pope Francis reminds us in the Joy of the Gospel, every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she has encountered the love of God in Jesus Christ. Despite our differences are we ready to accept the responsibility of carrying on his mission and ministry? Today Jesus asked each and every one of us to not only believe in him, but we are also called to share the good news throughout all the earth.