Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-24; Psalm 28; Mark 6:7-13
According to the text of today’s first reading from the letter to the Hebrews, faith is leading us to something which we have never before experienced or could explain – it is leading us to our true homeland which is Mount Zion, the city of the living God. We are drawing closer to God himself because of our purification by the blood of Christ. In our Gospel text we see Jesus beginning to send out the disciples to teach in his name. If they are welcomed in a place they are to stay and teach but if they are rejected, they are to leave at once. We too are called to preach the word of God in our lives by what we do and say. In that way we will draw closer to God and to Mount Zion and will help to bring many others to him also.
According to the text of today’s first reading from the letter to the Hebrews, faith is leading us to something which we have never before experienced or could explain – it is leading us to our true homeland which is Mount Zion, the city of the living God. We are drawing closer to God himself because of our purification by the blood of Christ. In our Gospel text we see Jesus beginning to send out the disciples to teach in his name. If they are welcomed in a place they are to stay and teach but if they are rejected, they are to leave at once. We too are called to preach the word of God in our lives by what we do and say. In that way we will draw closer to God and to Mount Zion and will help to bring many others to him also.