No Trial Mission

I was blessed to watch one of the “Word Exposed” Sundays homily of Archbishop Luis Tagle of the Archdiocese of Manila via youtube. The gospel was about the sending of the disciples. The good Archbishop reflected upon his own ministry while handling seminarians. They are usually sent to a certain parish or area to practice their roles as future pastors. He was amazed how in the sending of the disciples, they were told to preach the good news, heal the sick, and do what Jesus is doing. The sending was not for practice only but it was for real! When we are sent to do the mission of the Lord, we are to make it real. Archbishop Tagle said, “As far as mission is concern, there is no trial mission. Every mission should be real and actual.”

There is no such thing as trial and error mission. When we are sent out, we try to equip ourselves as much as possible and do our best, because we cannot play with the mission of the Lord. The people we are serving are not toys and certainly not just numbers to count, but these are souls.

Lord, prepare our heart, body and soul for the mission, so we can share your love as real and actual as possible. Amen.

by aats