Matthew 9:35-38
Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest.”
In these verses, the Lord is calling each one of us, his Disciples, to live out our vocations as extensions of his love and goodness. We are all called to love, not to hate; to heal, not to pour salt on the wounds of others; to feed the hungry, food for the body and spiritually for the soul; to comfort the sick, suffering, and less fortunate among us, not to turn our backs on others and think only of our selfish desires. Yes, we are all called to be Disciples of the Lord. Christmas is a great opportunity for us to bring the love of Christ to others. We love and serve our Lord when we love and serve all the less fortunate children of God among us.