Si Jesus nagpili sing dose ka apostoles

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Lucas 6:12-19)

Lunes (Oktubre 28)

Sa sadto nga tion nagkadto si Jesus sa isa ka bakulod kag didto nagpangamuyo sia sa Dios sa bilog nga gab-i.

Sang pagkaaga gintawag niya ang iya mga gintuton-an, kag nagpili sia sing dose nga gintawag niya nga mga apostoles.

Ini sila amo ang masunod: si Simon nga ginhingalanan niya kay Pedro kag ang iya utod nga si Andres, si Santiago kag si Juan, si Felipe kag si Bartolome, si Mateo kag si Tomas, si Santiago nga anak ni Alfeo kag si Simon nga gintawag ang patriota, si Judas nga anak ni Santiago kag si Judas Iscariote nga nangintraidor.

Sang nagdulhog si Jesus halin sa bakulod kaupod nila, nagtindog sia sa matapan nga duog kaupod ang iya madamo nga mga gintuton-an. Didto may mga tawo halin sa Judea, Jerusalem kag mga banwa sa baybayon sang Tiro kag Sidon.

Nagkadto sila didto sa pagpamati sa kay Jesus kag sa pagpabulong sang ila mga balatian. Ang mga ginatublag sang malaut nga mga espiritu nagkadto man kag nag-alayo.

Ang tanan nga mga tawo nagtinguha sa pagtandog sa iya, kay may gahom nga nagagwa sa iya kag nagaayo sa ila tanan.

Prayers:

"Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Son of God and the Savior of the world. Inflame my heart with a burning love for you and with an expectant faith in your saving power. Take my life and all that I have as an offering of love for you, who are my All."

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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:

What is God's call on your life? When Jesus embarked on his mission he chose twelve men to be his friends and apostles. In the choice of the twelve, we see a characteristic feature of God's work: Jesus chose very ordinary people. They were non-professionals, who had no wealth or position. They were chosen from the common people who did ordinary things, had no special education, and no social advantages. Jesus wanted ordinary people who could take an assignment and do it extraordinarily well. He chose these men, not for what they were, but for what they would be capable of becoming under his direction and power. When the Lord calls us to serve, we must not shrug back because we think that we have little or nothing to offer. The Lord takes what ordinary people, like us, can offer and uses it for greatness in his kingdom. Is there anything holding you back from giving yourself unreservedly to God?

Wherever Jesus went the people came to him because they had heard all the things he did. They were hungry for God and desired healing from their afflictions. In faith they pressed upon Jesus to touch him. As they did so power came from Jesus and they were healed. Even demons trembled in the presence of Jesus and left at his rebuke. Jesus offers freedom from the power of sin and oppression to all who seek him with expectant faith. When you hear God's word and consider all that Jesus did, how do you respond? With doubt or with expectant faith? With skepticism or with confident trust? Ask the Lord to increase your faith in his saving power and grace.