By going out… they Arrived. Reflection for marriages. Matthew 10:1-7

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From the Gospel according to Matthew. Mt 10:1-7

Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The names of the Twelve Apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus.

Jesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus, “Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.'”

The Gospel of the Lord

 

By going out… they Arrived

They went out with His authority to heal… and they were healed. They went out to teach… and they were taught. They went out to do good… and they became saints. They went out to meet other people’s heart, and they arrived at the heart of Christ.
How moving it is to witness today the beginning of the mission. A slow path of learning from immaturity (“That will never happen to You”), through great lights (“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God”), through suffering and falls (“I do not know that man”), and above all, full of mercy and repentance (“Yes, Lord, You know that I love You”). A journey toward full communion with His Mystical Body, the Kingdom of Christ.

Married couples, what are you waiting for to respond to the call? Let us go out toward our spouse’s heart and respond like His disciples, showing ourselves as we are, so that He may “do the work.” Let us follow His instructions with faithfulness and trust.

 

Applied to Married Life:

Sarah: Today wasn’t easy. Between the chaos at work, the kids, and our argument this morning… I ended the day exhausted. And yet, something was different in the way you handled it. I saw you calm, attentive. You supported me without saying much.

John: I was tired too. But while I was washing the dishes, the Gospel from this morning’s Mass came to mind, how Jesus sent out the Twelve. And I thought… maybe He’s sending you and me too, right here, in the little things?

Sarah: Us? Like this, just as we are?

John: Yes. To heal when the other is hurt. To be present when one of us feels lost in the tasks. To be that comfort that doesn’t need words. I think when Jesus sends us, it’s not just to preach, it’s to love the way He loves. Often in the unseen.

Sarah: It’s true. I felt so unsettled today… and yet, when I came home and you greeted me with a smile, something inside me calmed down. Isn’t that healing?

John: And when you hugged me at the end of the day, without criticism, I felt renewed. Maybe that’s also part of the authority Jesus gives: the power to do good through small, simple gestures; yet ones that are real.

Sarah: I’m realizing that all it takes is being open to the call. Like the Twelve, who learned as they went.

John: Exactly. We’re on that path too, together, and with Him.

Sarah: So, today we were sent… without even leaving home.

John: And because we were sent, we came a little closer to each other’s heart… and one step closer to the heart of Christ.

 

Mother,

You who, being the Mother of God, became the mother of all humanity guide us on this path.
Praise be to the Lord. He is the Way.

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