A mission modeled on the Master's message and ministry
Contemporary Lectionary Prayers
Gospel Note:
The commissioning of the Twelve underscores the continuity
between what their mission is to be and what Jesus' has been:
they are to preach, exorcise, heal and withal suffer rejection.
Remarkable here is the eschatological urgency implied in Jesus'
instructions to "travel light," which makes for quite a contrast
with today's Christian mission, both theologically and
practically.*
*This theme, gospel note and prayer follow Lutheran, Episcopal
and Roman Catholic lectionaries.
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