At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them
because they were troubled and abandoned,
like sheep without a shepherd.

matthew 9:36

Matthew 9:35 – 10:1, 5a, 6-8

Reflection

Jesus goes around preaching and curing people in the towns and villages. Because he is moved with pity for them, he sends out the twelve disciples to do likewise.

Jesus’ heart truly shows in this Gospel. Because the people were abandoned and troubled like sheep without a shepherd, he desires to bring them some peace. Imagine Jesus’ face as he tended to the sick – moved with compassion, pity, but most of all, love. Jesus loves us with a love so fierce and large, we can’t begin to understand it.

Jesus’ love was made manifest when he became one of us, born as a human baby. As we draw nearer to Christmas, reflect on how much God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit love you. We catch a glimpse of this at the Incarnation.

Ask Jesus for the grace to love him more deeply and to love others in return. He is waiting to embrace you fully. Let him.

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Saint of the Day

St. Ambrose: AD 340 – 397

“No one is good but God alone. What is good is therefore divine, what is divine is therefore good.” St. Ambrose of Milan