The Special Mission of the Twelve

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season : 11th Week :  Sunday*

*Gospel : Mt 9:36—10:8*

*First Reading : Ex 19:2-6a*

*SECOND READING - Rom 5:6-11*

*The Special Mission of the Twelve*

*1) Jesus gives them a Special Mission*

After initial training of the Apostles, Jesus prepares them for greater mission 

The Gospel of the day gives us the details of special mission of the Apostles

This special mission is relevant to all time and it is very much needed in the present day context 

*2) The Special Mission of the Apostles*

*A) To drive out the Demons*

The demons here represents all the evil things in our life 

So the mission of the Apostles consists in driving out the following demons from our life 

The demon of pride 

The demon of revenge

The demon of jealousy

The demon of hatred

The demon of gossip

The demon of division

The demon of selfishness

The demon of cruelty

The demon of laziness 

*B) Cleansing of the lepers*

Leprosy is a terrible disease, which enters slowly into the life and destroys our entire life. So cleansing of these lepers are very important in our life 

The leprosy of sin 

The leprosy of sensual pleasures

The leprosy of drinks 

The leprosy of drugs

The leprosy of addiction for things and food items 

*C) Raise the Dead*

Apart from the physical death, there are also other forms of death, from which we need to rise, in order to live our life effectively

Need to rise from the Spiritual death 

Need to rise from the moral death 

The death of these things is very dangerous to our life 

The death of conscience

The death of compassion

The death of feeling for others 

The death of the pain of others 

The death of the cry of the poor 

The death of ones reason 

The death of ones faith 

The death of ones emotions

*D) Cure the Sick*

Apart from the Spiritual sickness, there is a another world of Sickness, from which the present day generation is suffering 

The sickness of mobile 

The sickness of internet

The sickness of social media 

The sickness of identity crisis

The sickness of the loss of common sense 

The sickness of eating junk food 

The sickness of various addictions

*3) The Challenges of present day Mission*

When Jesus sent His disciples, he gave them the above mission to carry out, while doing their ministry

He also gave them the authority to carry out the mission 

The same Jesus also gives us the same mission to build the Kingdom of God here on this earth 

But this mission is very challenging. Its not so easy but not impossible. We need the power of prayer to carry out this work 

*4) Am I ready for this Mission?*

In my own life I must work like an apostle who was sent by Jesus 

The four fold mission should start in my life and only then I will be able to carry out in and through my mission for the benefit of the followers of Jesus 

So am I ready to implement 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*