Episode Transcript
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When Jesus looked at the crowds,
He saw not just a group of people,
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but a deep ache in the human heart.
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“Harassed and dejected,” like
sheep without a shepherd.
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His response? Compassion.
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And then, a call.
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“The harvest is rich, but the labourers are few.”
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We often hear this in the context of
vocations to the priesthood—and rightly so.
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Our Church needs priests,
shepherds after Christ’s own heart.
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But this Gospel is not only
a call to the ordained.
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It’s a call to all the baptised.
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At our baptism, we were anointed
as priest, prophet, and king,
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called to bless, to speak truth,
and to lead with love and mercy.
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Jesus still sends each one of us out.
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And the needs today are as
urgent as ever: loneliness,
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addiction, despair, injustice, and fear.
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The harvest is indeed rich.
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But it’s not a harvest of programs
or performances that is the cure.
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It’s the harvest of human
hearts—waiting to be met with love.
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Jesus gives His disciples authority—and
He gives each of us that same Spirit.
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We are sent to heal, to lift up, to
restore dignity to those we meet.
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We are sent out, not with our own
words, but with the Word made flesh.
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And we are told to give
and to love without charge,
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just as we have received freely that
gift of God’s unconditional love.
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This Gospel always stirs something in me.
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Because when I hear Jesus
say, “the labourers are few,”
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I don’t hear guilt—I hear an invitation.
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A reminder that the kingdom of heaven
draws near when we respond with compassion.
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That our prayer is not complete
until it sends us outward,
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into the fields of our own
workplaces, families, and communities.
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The harvest is still rich. And Jesus still calls.
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The question for each of
us is: how will we respond?
