The Sunday Gospel. [June 5, 2011]
Matthew 28:16-20
16The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. 17When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. 18Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Reflection
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations …teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” ~ Jesus in v. 19-20
St. Francis of Assisi tells the following story on himself.
One day, he suggested to a young monk that the two of them should go into the town and preach. So they walked down to Assisi and passed along its streets until they came to the marketplace. All the while they were talking to each other about their spiritual experiences and insights.
It was only in their way back home that the young monk said in astonishment, “But Father, we completely forgot about preaching to the people.”
Francis put his hand on the young monk’s shoulder and told him, “My son, remember one thing: it makes no sense to go and preach if one does not preach while he is going.”
Credits: Will Hoffsuemmer, The NEXT 500 Stories
Source: The Reflection is from Bro. Abel Navarro (you can visit his blog at http://myblogabelnavarro-abel.blogspot.com/).
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