After this he showed himself in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country.
These men also went back and told the others, but they did not believe them. Later Jesus showed himself to the eleven while they were at table.
He reproached them for their unbelief, and hardness of heart, in refusing to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. Then he told them,
“Go out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News to all creation.
REFLECTION:
How could one not proclaim or share the good that one has experienced? But that is precisely what the leaders of the people were asking of the disciples in the first reading:
to refrain from speaking or teaching about Jesus. The Good News simply could not be contained, nor should it be hoarded by those who have received it.
It has to be shared. It has to reach as many persons as possible. And so Jesus charges his disciples to proclaim it to the whole world,
and it’s a charge that he continues to give to us, his disciples today.
Have you received any graces or blessings lately? Whether big or small, share a portion of it with someone who might be in need –
and watch the graces flow even more.
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