Wednesday, October 28th

DISCIPLES AND APOSTLES

LUKE   6: 12- 16

When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles.

Luke 6: 13 (NIV)

Here we find that Jesus called twelve from among his many disciples, and from that time on, they were commissioned to follow him on his journey to the cross and to spread his words of salvation and justice. And he called them “apostles.”

Why is it said that for these twelve, he called them apostles? There are many of us disciples who learn in the church and believe in God. The apostles must put their best qualities at the service of Jesus Christ. It is not necessary to be better or different. The Lord seeks simple hearts, not perfection.

 This is what it is to be an apostle: to live and share the faith as Jesus did and to heal both body and soul. It means to have a faith that is proclaimed through the service to the sorrowful and the abandoned, to those who are sick in body and whose hearts are empty, and to those who wait without hope.

 Let us be apostles, with a sacred mission: to bring the Gospel of Christ to everyone.

 Prayer: Eternal Father, thank You for the gift of salvation, for You have called us sons and daughters. O, God, grant that we may we share this gift with others. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Translation by Susan Metcalf Smith

 

28 de Octubre. Miércoles

DISCÍPULOS YAPÓSTOLES.

LUCAS   6: 12- 16

Llamó  a sus discípulos y de  ellos escogió a doce, a los cuales llamó  también apóstoles.

Lucas 6: 13

Aquí encontramos que Jesús -de sus muchos discípulos- llamó a doce, y desde entonces  estaban comisionados a seguirle tanto en su camino hasta la cruz, como a difundir sus palabras de salvación y justicia. Y los llamó: Apóstoles.

¿Por qué se dice que a los doce, llamó apóstoles?  Somos muchos discípulos/as  los que aprendemos en  la iglesia y creemos en Dios, los apóstoles, deben tener sus mejores cualidades al servicio de Jesucristo, no es necesario ser  mejores o diferentes.  El Señor busca corazones sencillos, no perfectos.

Esto es ser apóstol: vivir y compartir la fe como  Jesús  lo hizo; sanar cuerpo y alma. Una fe que se proclama en el servicio para con los tristes y abandonados, con los enfermos de cuerpos y corazones vacíos; con los que esperan sin esperanza.

Seamos apóstoles, con una misión sagrada: llevar el Evangelio de Jesucristo a todas y todos.

Oración: Padre Eterno, gracias  por el don de la salvación, porque nos has llamado hijos e hijas.  Permite oh Dios que podamos compartir ese regalo con otros. En Jesús Amén.