Matthew 10:1-15: Our Commission
James Tissot: Exhortation to the Disciples
Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 29, 2022
We are a week away from Pentecost Sunday and so we take time to review our Eastertide Noontimes to consider God’s wisdom in each of us as we look for the answer to these questions: What does Jesus have in mind for us this Eastertide? How does Jesus expect us to bring compassion to the world? And, where will we find the wisdom, courage and strength to do so?
A foundational theme in Jesus’ work and words is the importance of inclusion. We see him interact with women, tax collectors, Pharisees and lost souls. He walks among the clean and unclean alike; he ministers to the deaf and blind as well as the comfortable and well-off. Today and tomorrow we reflect on where and when we might step into the mission God extends to us. Do we move out and away from the community in which we are planted or do we remain and look for new windows of opportunity to enact our commission? As we prepare for our newest assignment in this important work, we do well to remember Jesus’ words.
Go to the lost sheep . . .
Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons . . .
Without cost you have received, without cost you are to give . . .
Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it and stay there . . .
As you enter a house, wish it peace . . .
If the house is worthy l let your peace come upon it . . .
If not, let your peace return to you . . .
Use the scripture link above to search other versions of these verses . . . and allow God to reveal to you the commission he has in mind for your work. Enter the word Pentecost into the blog search bar and explore.
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The Noontimes 