ReflectionFOR NEXT SUNDAY: July 12, 200915th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Good News ReflectionFOR NEXT SUNDAY: July 12, 200915th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
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Next Sunday's Readings:Amos 7:12-15Ps 85:9-14Eph 1:3-14Mark 6:7-13http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/071209.shtmlAudio: http://ccc.usccb.org/cccradio/NABPodcasts/09_07_12.mp3
In next Sunday's Gospel passage, Jesus teaches us about trust. If we're to fulfill our calling as God's instruments of love in this world, if we're to fulfill our calling as missionaries of the Good News, we must trust God and the resources that he provides.
And we must trust that he will always provide exactly what we need when we need it, even though it doesn't always seem sufficient soon enough for us. We have to be careful that we don't get lost in personal desires that demand more from him.
Mass ends with a renewal of this calling. We are sent forth after being renewed in our relationship with Jesus in the Word and in the Eucharist and in the Church community. His presence re-energizes us to boldly go forth to do all that he asks us to do. Through the priest, Jesus sends us out into the world as visible proof that he is real and that he's alive and that he cares. Through the Eucharist and the final blessing, Jesus empowers us to give this Good News to everyone we meet. Thus, we are all evangelizers who can make a difference in the world.
Yes, all of us — all of us who have participated in the Eucharistic celebration with conscious awareness of what we are saying and praying and receiving during Mass. Go forth in bold confidence! Jesus is sending you out from the church with his Spirit and his sufficiency.
However, when we do the packing and decide what to take with us on the mission, we take more than we need. Thus, we fail to show others that God is trustworthy.
To be effective evangelizers, we have to surrender over to God whatever baggage interferes with our mission. Remember this: Surrender is not truly surrender unless we truly no longer want what we're giving up. As long as we still have some desire for it, we're attached to it by a bungee cord that yanks us back to it, yanking us away from our true purpose in life.
Questions for Personal Reflection:In what areas of your life do you rely upon the Lord? What areas do you still need to entrust to him? What will you do this week to surrender any distrust?
Questions for Community Faith Sharing:What kind of "food" do others serve you when you rely on God to provide for your needs through them? How does their service to you help them understand God? What kind of baggage should be left at home instead of carrying it into ministry? How does letting go of this better reveal Jesus to others?
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