Proper 9 Year C

Proper 9

Isaiah 66.10–14
Galatians 6.1–16
Luke 10.1–11, 16–20

Luke 8—10 sets out a very interesting mission strategy. In chapter 8, Jesus himself goes through towns and villages, curing people, and gathering huge crowds to hear his stories and see his miracles. Then in chapter 9, it is the turn of the twelve, who are given instructions very similar to those in today’s reading, but without that sense of impending crisis. When they return, they spend some time alone with Jesus, ‘debriefing’...