Readings: Am 7:12-15. Eph 1:3-14. Mk 6:7-13
Generally, we’re all born with a kind of purpose, extending from time into eternity. Along the journey of life, we say yes to several voices. These “yeses” impose upon us, or even evoke from within, several layers of purpose. Personal fulfillment comes through the journey of fulfilling these purposes (eternal fulfillment from reaching our eternal destiny).
The process of trying to fulfill this purpose (or these purposes, for that matter) involves obedience to the Source of the purpose. It’s from this Source that one will get the authority necessary for fulfilling this purpose. Sadly, we sometimes carry excess weight in this endeavour. Somehow, we believe this weight will help us to fulfill what we ought to. Unknown to us, it weighs us down. The more effective we intend to be in fully effecting our mandate and fulfilling our purpose, the more “unnecessaries” we’ll have to leave behind.
May Jesus Christ grant us the grace to focus on what truly matters, and transform us into a people truly focused on fulfilling our Purpose.