Who is a worthy person in my World?

Gospel Thoughts

*Ordinary Season : 10th Week - Saturday*

*Who is a worthy person in my World?*

Jesus Says *Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it*

*GOSPEL -  Mt 10:7-13*

*FIRST READING - Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3*

*1) Jesus' instruction to look for a worthy person*

In today's Gospel Jesus speaks about finding a worthy person in proclaiming the Kingdom of God 

The context is : Jesus is sending His disciples for a mission. As he sent them to different places, He also gave them different instructions. One among them is to find out a worthy person in their mission 

*2) The Worthy persons in Jesus' Mission*

As we reflect about the public life and ministry of Jesus, we clearly see the worthy persons whom Jesus were looking 

*I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.* LK 5:32. So Jesus was looking for sinners 

*Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest* Mt 11:28. So Jesus was looking for suffering people 

*I have come to give them life and life in abundance* John 10:10. Jesus was looking for those who didn't have life, a life of good values, a life of service and life of commitment. 

So when we see the life and mission of Jesus, He was looking for those who really needed divine assistance for thier daily survival

*3) Whom do i look for in my Mission?*

All of us are sent on a mission. In our mission it is also important to look for worthy persons, according to Jesus' instructions. 

If so who are these worthy persons in my mission and life? 

Here we can see this point at two levels 

*A) Worthy persons in a positive way*

When we think about our mission it is also very important to locate the worthy person 

According to this context, I become a person of giving rather than receiving 

I look for those persons who will be needing my assistance, in changing the situations

A sick person, a needy person, a person with lots of crisis in life, a person who has lost everything in life, a totally failed person, etc 

When we meet these persons in our mission, we become those persons who looked for a worthy persons 

*B) A worthy person in a wordly standards*

In my mission i may look for those person who will be worthy to me from the Worldly standards. 

In this level the person who has involved in the mission, becomes a person, who is interested more in receiving rather than giving 

So in the way, worthy persons list becomes a list of receiving favours. 

*4) Who are the worthy persons in my mission?*

Do i consider a needy person a worthy person in my mission? 

Do i consider a poor person a worthy person in my mission? 

Do i consider a person who has gone away from God, a worthy person in my mission? 

Do i consider my enemies and opponents as worthy persons in my mission? 

Do i consider those who challenge me in various things, as worthy persons in my life? 

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*