To read the text click Isaiah 1,1-10; Mt 10,34- 11,1
These verses make up the
conclusion of Matthew’s Mission Discourse. The choice is a difficult one to
make and sometimes it may be between even family and one’s conscience. Loyalty
to Jesus has priority over loyalty to anyone else or anything, indeed even over
life itself. If one is willing to share the cross of Jesus, one will also be
given the privilege of his authority. The discourse ends with the affirmation
that the disciple is always a representative or ambassador of Jesus and any
good done to the disciple will be considered as good done to Jesus himself.
We must keep in mind that the
only Jesus that people today can see and touch is the Jesus that we make known
through our words and actions. He has allowed us to share in his mission. This
is also an enormous privilege, but entails a tremendous responsibility.
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