The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few

If we look around us, or be more attentive to the needs of others, there are certainly so many things we can do to build a better world. Indeed, the “plentiful harvest” that the Lord speaks in the Gospel is very real.

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There is an endless amount of good that is waiting to be done or shown to those who need. Some need small material support: the “crumbs” from our table; some need consoling advice or helpful directions; others simply need our presence, our companionship, especially in their sorrows and afflictions.

But often, we prefer to stay away and keep ourselves from being bothered; to avoid discomfort and annoyance; to simply “chill away” from the cares of others, in the guise of finding quiet spaces and moments of solitude.