Wednesday 25th Week OT
Washington Retreat House
September 26, 2018
TO NOT BE TOTALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT ++++++++++++
Ø When Jesus sends out the twelve on mission, he calls on them to travel light.
Ø They are not to be totally self-sufficient, but instead they should depend on the hospitality of those to whom they preach the gospel.
Ø Rather than be fully furnished in advance, they take the risk of being reliant on others, and reliant on the Lord present to them in others.
INDEPENTDENT & SELF-RELIANT ++++++++++++++++
Ø We all like to be independent and self-reliant to some extent, and, indeed, we need to be.
Ø Yet the gospel reminds us that we can never be fully self-reliant.
Ø We began life completely dependent on others, and as we come towards the end of our life we can find ourselves once more completely dependent on others.
WE’RE IN-BETWEEN ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø What animal moves first on 4 legs, then on 2 and finally on 3?
Ø Even between these two moments of high dependence, we continue to depend on others in so many ways.
Ø Throughout our lives we depend on others to bring to us what we do not have within ourselves.
Ø We can make the mistake of trying to go it alone and depriving ourselves of rich resources that others can bring to us.
Ø The Lord is always inviting us to be open to the service that he renders us in and through others.
CONCLUSION ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø Each one of us has much to give and much to receive.
Ø The Lord who wants to serve others through us also wants to serve us through others.
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