Two by Two

 A Gospel hymn says, "The harvest is plentiful, the need is great, and few laborers go to the fields. Today many are lost, wandering aimlessly, like sheep without a shepherd. Here I am, send me, I will go to those who live without you." And the truth is, yes, we need to go out to evangelize, which is nothing other than speaking about Jesus to those in need. I read in my parish bulletin that we can offer to pray for someone in need or even pray with them. The deacon told us today that those of us who are baptized have the commitment to tell others about Jesus. And it's a mission that Jesus himself asks of us. And he's been asking it of us forever. Yesterday, I saw a very moving example. I saw a film about the Italian Chiara Lubich and how her "Focolari" movement began. It began during World War II in Trento, Italy, under the Gospel principle that Jesus asked: if you have two cloaks, give one to the one who doesn't have one. Thus, she evangelized an entire town, and organized them so that together they might be stronger, so that together they might be one in Christ Jesus. And although she suffered opposition, her movement is now found throughout the world. We may not be Chiara Lubich, but we can all lead by example, with kindness, with prayer, with charity. I remembered when I was part of the Legion of Mary and we carried out our apostolate two by two. In my case, by taking the rosary and the Pilgrim Mother to different houses. It was a very beautiful experience. So there is always a way to carry out our mission, which is above all to love our fellow human beings, to let them know that God loves them from eternity, that Jesus died for us and paid for our sins so that whoever believes in Him should never perish but have eternal life. That He rose again and went to the Father to prepare a place for us in His Kingdom.