Today’s gospel is the missioning of the seventy-two disciples. He sends them ahead to places he himself intended to visit. This is a beautiful detail that can often be overlooked.
We may know Jesus. We may pray to him every day. We may have been doing this for as long as we can remember. But there are instances of powerful encounter with him. If you’ve already lived this, you know that for as personal as this experience can be, it has been made possible by the witness, love, and support of other faithful ones, those who came ahead of Jesus. If you have not yet experienced this, continue to seek him, and he will come. Within you, the harvest will be abundant.