In this week’s Gospel reading from Luke, Jesus sends out His disciples with a remarkable instruction: “Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals.” This call to radical simplicity and traveling light is challenging. Jesus asks his disciples to place a deep trust in God and the kindness of others. The disciples are to offer peace to every household they enter and to remain where they are welcomed, resisting the urge to seek more comfort or better accommodations.
Traveling light is a challenge for me. I am wrestling with this passage again and look forward to discussing it with you on Sunday.
Blessings,
Father Karl