THE SIMPLICITY OF HIS POWER
He “gave them power.” –Luke 9:1 Mass Readings: September 27 First: Ezra 9:5-9; Resp: Tobit 13:2-4,7-8;Gospel: Luke 9:1-6 Listen to the Mass Readings When Jesus sent out His twelve apostles, He “gave them power and authority to overcome all demons and to cure diseases” (Lk 9:1). Moreover, He did not allow them to take walking staff, traveling bag, bread, money, and extra clothes (Lk 9:3). Jesus made it clear that power and simplicity were essential to His mission. Worldly power is often complex. For example, armies, weapons, politics, and the media all are powerful and very complicated. In contrast, power...