READINGS AT MASS
Amos 7:12-15
Psalm 85
Eph. 1:3-14
Mark 6:7-13
Theme: TRAVEL LIGHT
Dear friends in Christ, N'wokafu YESU KRISTO...
"Travel light" is the first rule for those who are always on the move. Traveling with minimal luggage gives freedom to the traveler and keeps him focused on the mission ahead. It also helps to remind the traveler not to feel too comfortable since his stay abroad would be short.
In our Gospel text for today, Jesus Christ insists that His disciples take nothing for the journey except one pair of sandals, one tunic, and a walking stick. To remain focused on the mission ahead, Jesus advises His disciples to travel light. As Christians, we are expected to shed the excessive baggage of the material world to remain focused on our faith and mission.
In this era of materialism where our list of needs continues to expand beyond food and water, we are tempted to believe that parking hugely for the journey brings security and comfort. We continue to faction and horde material things for ourselves thinking that they will make the journey of life and our stay easier. Unfortunately, this unnecessary luggage of the material world ends up becoming obstacles that destroy and take all our attention from the most important things in life.
Beloved, God desires that we have a hassle-free life. But we continue to complicate it with unnecessary material baggage. To attain this freedom to focus on the most important things in life, we must learn to "Travel light". It is a virtue to travel light. When we travel the road of life with nothing to hold us back, we travel far. The Christian life demands that we travel the road of life with minimal material resources while depending mostly on the unfailing providence of God.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ, you command that your disciples take nothing for the journey on which you sent them. By the prompting of the Holy Spirit, may I come to recognize the things that I do not need for the journey of life and do away with them. Amen.
May God bless you.
-Rev. Fr. Kenneth Debre
Sunday, July 14, 2024.
Holy Rosary Parish, Hohoe.
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