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Gospel Reading for July 11, 2024 – Matthew 10: 7-15
OUR FATE
Jesus said to his Apostles: “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give. Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts; no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer deserves his keep. Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it, and stay there until you leave. As you enter a house, wish it peace. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you. Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words— go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet. Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.”
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God always sends his messengers everywhere. Not only those in Churches, but even those in communities where we belong; those in places where we go; even within our own family and circle of friends. He even sends his message through creation and things around us, and through events in our life. We are the ones who decide to listen or not to listen, and OUR FATE depends upon the decisions we make.
Lord, may we always hear you, understand you, and follow you!
