First Reading: (Ezra 9:5–9)
Responsorial Psalm: (Tobit 13:2, 3–4a, 4bcd, 5, 8) – Blessed be God who lives forever.
Gospel: (Luke 9:1–6)
Reflection
In today’s Gospel, Jesus sends His apostles on mission with clear instructions: travel lightly, carry no provisions, and rely on the hospitality of others. He wants them to place their trust not in their own resources, but in God’s providence, expressed through the kindness of those they encounter.
This lesson challenges our modern instinct toward self-sufficiency. From birth, we depend on others, and as we age, we again rely on the care of those around us. Even in our strongest years, we are not entirely independent, we depend on farmers for food, doctors for healing, and workers for countless daily needs.
The Lord reminds us to embrace both giving and receiving as holy acts. To share our blessings generously is to reveal God’s love. To humbly accept help from others is to acknowledge God’s providence working through them. Both are gifts. Both are necessary.
May we live with open hands, ready to serve and ready to receive, trusting that in all these exchanges, God Himself is present.
Amen
Pal Ronnie
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