DAILY BIBLE DEVOTION

 

THE LABORERS ARE FEW

When Jesus says that the harvest is

abundant but the laborers are few,

do you think he was only talking

about his time here on earth, or

was he talking about now as well?

If statistics are correct, most

people who identify themselves as

Christian do not attend church on

a regular basis. Where are the

others? Where are the laborers

who should be gathering the

harvest? We need to pray for men

and women to answer the call to

minister to God's people but we

also need to pray for ourselves to

reach out to those who don't

understand the value of what we

have. Do you talk about the

importance of your faith in God

with others in your family, your

circle of friends? I know that I was

told as a child that the two things

you don't talk about are religion

and politics, but why?

Perhaps when people were refused

jobs or housing on the basis of

their religious beliefs, it was

necessary, but today? If you are in

the market for a car - or a

computer - who would you talk to?

If you only talk to professionals,

you might think you're just getting

a sales pitch, so you ask your

friends or relatives what they own

and whether or not they would

recommend it. I'mn not dismissing

the value of those of us who are

professionals in the faith

department! But I am suggesting

that each of us as friend and

relative has more influence than

we think. We understand how our

faith gets us through the tough

times. How we welcome the

support of our community in times

of joy as well as sorrow. We

understand the value of faith in

our lives. What makes us so afraid

to talk about it? At this particular

time in our churches and in our

world, the need for laborers is

great indeed. Will you go out into

the fields?

PRAYER

Lord, you have called us by our

baptism to be your disciples. Give

us the graces we need to go into

the fields where you have sent us

to bring your message of salvation.

Amen.