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Key
words and phrases: harvest, Go on your way, peace, cure, kingdom of God is at hand, rejoicing
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the point: In this Sunday’s gospel Jesus refers three times to an abundant harvest. The nature of this harvest is evident through the ministry of the disciples Jesus sends forth: peace stability, nourishment, healing, rejoicing.
This is no ordinary harvest of the fruits of the earth. This harvest is the fruit of God’s kingdom “at hand” through the very ministry of Jesus and his disciples.
Moreover, the harvest is being reaped today through us who continue to go forth in Jesus’ name.
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Connecting
the Gospel
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the first reading: Isaiah foresees the kingdom restored after the exile in Babylon: there will be comfort, rejoicing, abundance, prosperity. This prophecy was fulfilled when God's people returned to Israel.
In the ministry of Jesus and his disciples a new and even more desirable kingdom of God is at hand.
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to our experience: When we think of having an abundance, we usually think in terms of larger income, bigger homes, nicer cars.
Isaiah and Jesus announce that God is bringing about a kingdom where abundance is measured not by possessions but by the quality of our relationships.
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