Our paragraph topic is: (The mission of the Apostles) Part 2.
Christ is traveling throughout the villages and towns, preaching the gospel of the kingdom. The disciples are in their apprenticeship, learning first hand how Christ preaches and teaches. They are able to take in his every word, his every deed, all the small details that are not written by St Matthew in this gospel. They are the next generation who must come after the work of Christ is finished on earth.
Everywhere Christ goes he draws a crowd. The people have heard of his miracles and as soon as the word comes that he is in their village, or their town, a crowd gathers. They are waiting to see him they are waiting to be near him. They are waiting to hear his words, to touch him, to be healed. They have no one else to lead them. No one else to guide them. No one else to teach them. They are like lost sheep, wondering in the wilderness. Christ sees the crowds gathered to see him. He is moved with compassion for them because he sees that they are bewildered and dejected like sheep without a shepherd.
Christ has come to lead. He has come to show the way. He has come to lift the hearts of the people, to give them hope. For their current situation is hopeless. They are downtrodden. They are dejected. They are lost. They are in need of direction and Christ is the way, the truth, and the light. This was the message to his disciples, to his apprentices. See the masses of people. See the hearts of those who have no hope. See the crowds that gather that are dejected. See the great need for leadership. See your mission.
Today as in times past, we live in a world that is cold, a world that is without care and without compassion. We are filled with ideas of happiness and joy and love through our media outlets. We come to believe that if we have the right job, the right car, the right clothes, the right amount of money in the bank, then we will be alright. We reach those goals, live a life of party, enjoy our pleasures, and come to find that there is something missing in our lives. We want more so that we can do more. We want more money. We want more clothes. We want more cars. We want more women or men in our lives. We want more fame. We want more honor. We want more, and more and more. Yet the desire for more only leads us down the road of destruction. Some are able to continue others burn out along the way. And then comes the dejection, the heartache, the pain, the suffering, the longing, and the depression. The field is then ripe for the planting of evil in our hearts.
Christ came to uplift. Christ came to give life. Christ came to shed light in the darkness. Christ came to give hope. We do not have to live on the merry-go-round of life's ups and downs. We can get off and live a life with Christ. We can have hope. We can have joy. We can have peace. We can have everlasting life. Christ saw the needs of the people and he came to satisfy that need. He came to heal. He came that we may have life and have it more abundantly. If you are dejected and bewildered, will you allow the compassion of Christ to lift you up?
Christ is traveling throughout the villages and towns, preaching the gospel of the kingdom. The disciples are in their apprenticeship, learning first hand how Christ preaches and teaches. They are able to take in his every word, his every deed, all the small details that are not written by St Matthew in this gospel. They are the next generation who must come after the work of Christ is finished on earth.
Everywhere Christ goes he draws a crowd. The people have heard of his miracles and as soon as the word comes that he is in their village, or their town, a crowd gathers. They are waiting to see him they are waiting to be near him. They are waiting to hear his words, to touch him, to be healed. They have no one else to lead them. No one else to guide them. No one else to teach them. They are like lost sheep, wondering in the wilderness. Christ sees the crowds gathered to see him. He is moved with compassion for them because he sees that they are bewildered and dejected like sheep without a shepherd.
Christ has come to lead. He has come to show the way. He has come to lift the hearts of the people, to give them hope. For their current situation is hopeless. They are downtrodden. They are dejected. They are lost. They are in need of direction and Christ is the way, the truth, and the light. This was the message to his disciples, to his apprentices. See the masses of people. See the hearts of those who have no hope. See the crowds that gather that are dejected. See the great need for leadership. See your mission.
Today as in times past, we live in a world that is cold, a world that is without care and without compassion. We are filled with ideas of happiness and joy and love through our media outlets. We come to believe that if we have the right job, the right car, the right clothes, the right amount of money in the bank, then we will be alright. We reach those goals, live a life of party, enjoy our pleasures, and come to find that there is something missing in our lives. We want more so that we can do more. We want more money. We want more clothes. We want more cars. We want more women or men in our lives. We want more fame. We want more honor. We want more, and more and more. Yet the desire for more only leads us down the road of destruction. Some are able to continue others burn out along the way. And then comes the dejection, the heartache, the pain, the suffering, the longing, and the depression. The field is then ripe for the planting of evil in our hearts.
Christ came to uplift. Christ came to give life. Christ came to shed light in the darkness. Christ came to give hope. We do not have to live on the merry-go-round of life's ups and downs. We can get off and live a life with Christ. We can have hope. We can have joy. We can have peace. We can have everlasting life. Christ saw the needs of the people and he came to satisfy that need. He came to heal. He came that we may have life and have it more abundantly. If you are dejected and bewildered, will you allow the compassion of Christ to lift you up?
