Reflection: When the seventy-two disciples returned from their mission journey and reported their success over the powers of darkness to him, Jesus could not contain his joy. He delighted in the triumph of the Kingdom of his Father. He was also delighted that his little ones—the disciples—shared in his power and had become an integral part of the Kingdom. This was the dream of his Father, and so this was his dream as well. Did the disciples grasp the significance of the event? “Fortunate are you to see what you see.” Ever since sin entered the world and humanity suffered under its slavery, many patriarchs, prophets, and kings had looked forward to seeing the day of God’s triumph and hearing the good news of their redemption, but had died without seeing them. The disciples are blessed to live in the time of redemption, and to be the apostles of the same. Blessed are they, indeed! When we look around us, what do we see? Do we see only darkness, pain, misery, illness, violence, death, and destruction? Or do we see, even in the midst of all these, the Kingdom breaking in and inviting us to be its missionaries?
Posted on: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 20:56:39 +0000
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