Your first solo trip to the shop for your mother, the pride, the banknote in your fist, the feeling of being let into the adult world. That image opens a reflection on twelve ordinary people whom Jesus called the sent ones (Matthew 10): provincials, a tax collector, a zealot, a sceptic, people no chronicler would have mentioned. The sermon shows that their identity rested not on competence but on who sent them, and that the same identity belongs to every disciple of Jesus, along with the price it carries. Listen, and ask who around you knows why you live the way you do.
The Sent Ones
Like Jesus
When children are young, they learn by observing the behavior of adults. Teenagers have their own idols whom they admire and try to emulate. Even adults seek out role models who inspire them and whose views they follow. However, in this world where everyone follows someone, Jesus’ invitation remains as relevant as ever: “Follow Me and imitate Me.”
This is a call to something more than simply admiring His teaching, drawing inspiration from His views, or even recognizing Him as a moral authority. Following Jesus transforms our entire lives. It means that we choose to be with Jesus, to become like Jesus, and to do what Jesus does.
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