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GOSPEL PEARLS

Providence will provide

Wear sandals and not put on two tunics. (Mark 6: 9)

And Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.” So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them. (Mark 6: 7-13)

To fulfil the mission of evangelisation entrusted to them by Jesus, obviously the disciples  also have material needs. Yet, they must not be overly worried about them, otherwise they risk becoming a weapon by which the world can blackmail them, forcing them to keep silent about the Truth. Remove from your heart excessive concern about material needs and trust in Providence, which always does its job: it will provides for us!