Luke 10:1-12
After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them
on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to
go. He said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few;
therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.
Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves.
Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. Whatever
house you enter, first say, “Peace to this house!” And if anyone is there who shares
in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to
you. Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for
the labourer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house.
Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before
you; cure the sick who are there, and say to them, “The kingdom of God has come
near to you.” But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out
into its streets and say, “Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet,
we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come
near.” I tell you, on that day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for
that town.
Reflection
What is the mission of the seventy?
Is there a role for me in the mission of the seventy?