Amos 7:12-15
Psalm 84:9-14
Ephesians 1:3-14
Mark 6:7-13
THE MISSIONARY PEOPLE
In today’s readings, we are reminded that we are sent to go and tell our story, the story of our relationship with God. Every baptized is a missionary, called to be holy and spotless before God. We are therefore called to holiness; and this holiness is achieved in the daily living of the Gospel of which we are bearers.
The Gospel reading narrates the first missionary experience of Jesus’ disciples. Having spent some time with him, Jesus sends them out to cast out demons, heal the sick and preach repentance. He also instructs them not to take anything for the journey, but to depend solely on the providence of God.
In the first reading, Amos defends the legitimacy of his prophetic mission before Amaziah, priest of Bethel. God called him to prophesy to the people of Israel in the northern kingdom and to call them to conversion.
It is God who calls and commissions. We are called to be God’s adopted children in Christ Jesus. Thus, the second reading celebrates this boundless grace of God in a form of a hymn of blessing. It also exalts Christ as the one whom God has established as the source of salvation of mankind. In him, and through his blood, we have gained freedom and forgiveness of our sins. In him, God has showered us with his spiritual blessings.
This is the good news we must receive, celebrate, live and share with others in our homes, workplaces, schools, communities and so forth. By so doing, we will become true ambassadors of Christ and become the true version of ourselves, that is, missionaries called to be holy. May the Lord bless and keep all of us.
Amen.
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