Don't Take Anything With You
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Mk 6:7-13
And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. And he said to them, “Where you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them.” So they went out and preached that men should repent. And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them.
Readings are from Dynamic Catholic’s New Testament Bible: RSV Catholic Edition
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Don't Take Anything With You
Hi, I'm Matthew Kelly, and welcome back to Radical and Relevant, where each day we're exploring the genius, the simplicity of the gospel, and how to apply that genius and simplicity to our lives. Today's reading is from the Gospel of Mark chapter 6:7-13. "And Jesus called to him the twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over the unclean spirit. He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff. No bread, no bag, no money in their belts, but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics." And he said to them, "Where you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them.”
So they went out and preached that men should repent. And they cast out demons and anointed with oil, many that were sick and healed them. So each day we're looking for a word or a phrase or an idea to attach to, to explore, to allow the gospel to sink its roots into our lives. And what jumps out at me today is Jesus's direction to them, "Don't take anything with you. No bread, no bag, no money, you know, not even two tunics."
And the lesson there is a lesson of providence is Jesus is promising them that they will be provided for. And they are trusting in God and in God's providence. And we look at that today and we think, well, that's impossible, no this, no that, no other thing. One of the reasons is because all the stuff we've got has multiplied massively since the 12 disciples were walking the earth. What they needed to get through a day was relatively simple. What we think we need has multiplied infinitely since then.
And so the gospel is always a call to trusting God's providence, and it is always a call to simplicity. And there is pure genius in that simplicity. And so how is God inviting you to trust in Him more today? And how is God inviting you to simplify your life more today? God bless you, have a great day, and remember, don't just be yourself, be the very best version of yourself, or that God created you to be.
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