It always strikes me how Jesus sent his disciples out on
their journey to bring the Good News to the world with so few things. After having moved all of my belonging from
Yazoo City to Tupelo, I have promised myself that I will continue to downsize
from all the books I seem to have accumulated in the short time I’ve been a
priest. We can have things that weigh us
down in life, and that is what Jesus wanted to prevent as he sent his
disciples out to be missionaries to the world.
He wanted them to place their full dependence on God, not on material
things. We can have so many
preconceived ideas or notions as well that can hinder us in living out God’s
Good News and in brining it to others.
When I went on that pilgrimage to Spain last year, carrying
everything on our back in a backpack, I tried to emphasize to the ladies going
with us to pack minimally and to carry only the bare essentials. However, it always seems like we over-pack,
doesn’t it? We don’t want to be
unprepared, so we carry more than we need to.
As we get close to the holy season of Lent, if would be good
for us to think about what we need to unpack and leave behind as we enter this
stage of our journey. What are we
relying on in our lives that does not leave us free to follow the Lord?
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