Most of us, in some capacity, have heard the parable of the Good Samaritan. Few of us, however, live as the parable teaches us to live. The parable ends by Jesus saying, “You go, and do likewise” (Luke 10:37). The point of the parable is not to just give us a nice story to preach […]
What makes you joyful? What really makes your joy come alive? These are crucial questions! Today’s reflection on Scripture shows us that misguided joy can be deceiving. We can often try to find our joy in good things, but Jesus shows us the ultimate source of joy. In Luke 10, Jesus sent out seventy-two disciples […]
“After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out […]