Saturday, the First Week of Advent

“Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest." -Matthew 9:35-38

To look and listen with the eyes and ears of our souls is to see and hear the crowds as Jesus does. When Christ lives within you, the structure of your heart changes, and you become overwhelmed by His pity for His flock. To accept Christ is to accept His call to labor for Him. God has given us specific gifts suited for the particular labor He made us for. Live life as God intended for you, and bring in His harvest.

Saint Juan Diego, pray for us.

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Jesus, I trust in you!