Reflection for Thursday of the 4th Week in Ordinary Time Year
(Heb 12:18-19, 21-24. Mk 6:7-13)
Jesus sent out the Twelve on mission two by two. He gave them specific instructions and authority. Sending them out in twos shows that He did not subject the missionary mandate under an individual's personal and subjective determinations. Instead, He inserted the missionary message between two people. This has specific implications the apostles and their successors.
Having the missionary mandate inserted between two people implies that the message would carry them along. Each of them would have to respond accordingly by subjecting his personal sentiments and preferences to the demands of the missionary journey. Thus the message draws them into a communion—yes, a communion of witnesses. The two preachers, therefore, embark on the missionary journey as witnesses. Then, it became necessary that their external live style must be adjusted for them to fit in as witnesses. That is why nothing should obstruct the flow of the mission; not rejection, not even demons!
The Apostles were sent out two by two to witness “...to Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks more graciously than the blood of Abel” (Hen 12:24). Let us go about our activities this day with this deep sense of communion, allowing the Word and Eucharistic we have received to carry us along...
Fr Jude Chinwe Nwachukwu, C.Ss.R
Arch Angels' Parish
Satelite Town, Lagos.
Thursday Feb 7th, 2019.
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