Is. 66:10-14; Gal. 6:14-18; Lk. 10:1-12, 17-20
Dear brothers and sisters,We live in a time of turmoil. The headlines scream of political unrest, nations rising against nations, families being torn apart, natural disasters increasing in frequency and severity, religious intolerance fueling violence, and individuals wandering in despair, struggling to find meaning and purpose. Into this broken and chaotic world, Christ sends His people with a message that is as urgent and powerful today as it was when He first spoke it: "The kingdom of God has come near to you."
In Luke 10, Jesus appoints seventy others and sends them ahead of Him. These are not the twelve apostles. They are ordinary followers—unnamed disciples like you and me. Jesus sends them in pairs, vulnerable and dependent, like lambs among wolves. He sends them without money, without provisions, and without the comforts of predictability. Because their strength lies not in what they carry but in Who they carry—the presence and message of the Kingdom of God.