Trueblood: to the perplexed

Saturday, February 2, 2019
    THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE
Meditation:
    Then [Jesus] said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
    —Matthew 9:37-38 (NIV)
Quotation:
    The Company of Jesus is not people streaming to a shrine; and it is not people making up an audience for a speaker; it is laborers engaged in the harvesting task of reaching their perplexed and seeking brethren with something so vital that, if it is received, it will change their lives.
    ... Elton Trueblood (1900-1994), The Company of the Committed, Harper, 1961, p. 45 (see the book)
    See also Matt. 9:37-38; Ps. 68:11; Matt. 28:19; Luke 10:1-2; 24:46-47; John 4:35-36; Acts 8:4; 1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor. 6:1-2; 2 Thess. 3:1
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, am I recognizing those in need whom You are sending to me? CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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