Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and 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.'"
Consideration: The Lord, Jesus, sends forth his Apostles into enemy lines. Instructing them to go directly to those of the house of Israel to boldly proclaim: The Kingdom of heaven is at hand. Jesus knew that it was there that they would encounter the greatest resistance.
Do we have the courage to go into our spaces and boldly proclaim that we are Christians; not only with words, but by our actions as well?
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