{"id":21207,"date":"2022-07-08T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/?p=21207"},"modified":"2022-07-08T10:13:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:13:23","slug":"youve-been-sent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/youve-been-sent\/","title":{"rendered":"You’ve Been Sent."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cHis heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned.\u201d Mt. 9:36<\/a>. This happened while Jesus was making his way through many towns and villages. He saw people with no direction, no plans for life, and no one to show them a better way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever feel that way? With a little wisdom and age there comes a way of seeing life that eluded us when we were younger. All the bright and shiny things we thought would bring us happiness, all the places \u201cwe just had to be\u201d, the things we just had to experience . . . we see them now for what they were \u0016 \u0016 – – – passing fashion, temporary amusement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun and fashion are perfectly acceptable if we see them in their proper perspective. But they are NOT the meaning we all hunger for. They are NOT the key that unlocks a world of happiness and fulfillment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing this was the cause of Jesus\u2019s sorrow. He saw people placing their hopes in things that disappoint and there being no one to show them a better way (sheep without a shepherd). So, \u201cmoved with pity\u201d, Jesus instructs us to pray that God will send workers into the vineyard. \u201cThe harvest is rich but laborers are few, so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for the harvest .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Most times this prayer was seen as asking God for more priests and sisters (professional religious). Everyday people saw themselves as part of the harvest. We waited for the priest to \u201ccome and get us\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That thinking greatly limits the power of Christ\u2019s message. St. Paul says it clearly \u0016 we are ALL \u201cAmbassadors of Christ . . . entrusting to us the message of reconciliation, as if God were appealing through us.\u201d 2 Cor. 5:20<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU are a laborer in the Lord\u2019s Vineyard!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n