إِنَّ ٱلحِصَادَ كَثِير، أَمَّا ٱلفَعَلةُ فَقَلِيلُون. أُطْلُبُوا إِذًا مِنْ رَبِّ ٱلحِصَادِ أَنْ يُخْرِجَ فَعَلةً إِلى حِصَادِهِ
إنجيل القدّيس لوقا10/من01حتى07/:”بَعْدَ ذلِكَ عَيَّنَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱثْنَينِ وَسَبْعِينَ آخَرِين، وَأَرْسَلَهُمُ ٱثْنَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ أَمَامَ وَجْهِهِ إِلى كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ وَمَوْضِعٍ كانَ مُزْمِعًا أَنْ يَذْهَبَ إِلَيه. وَقالَ لَهُم: «إِنَّ ٱلحِصَادَ كَثِير، أَمَّا ٱلفَعَلةُ فَقَلِيلُون. أُطْلُبُوا إِذًا مِنْ رَبِّ ٱلحِصَادِ أَنْ يُخْرِجَ فَعَلةً إِلى حِصَادِهِ. إِذْهَبُوا. هَا إِنِّي أُرْسِلُكُم كَالحُمْلانِ بَيْنَ الذِّئَاب. لا تَحْمِلُوا كِيسًا، وَلا زَادًا، وَلا حِذَاءً، وَلا تُسَلِّمُوا عَلَى أَحَدٍ في الطَّرِيق. وأَيَّ بَيْتٍ دَخَلْتُمُوه، قُولُوا أَوَّلاً: أَلسَّلامُ لِهذَا البَيْت. فَإِنْ كَانَ هُنَاكَ ٱبْنُ سَلامٍ فَسَلامُكُم يَسْتَقِرُّ عَلَيه، وَإِلاَّ فَيَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكُم. وَأَقيمُوا في ذلِكَ البَيْتِ تَأْكُلُونَ وَتَشْرَبُونَ مِمَّا عِنْدَهُم، لأَنَّ الفَاعِلَ يَسْتَحِقُّ أُجْرَتَهُ. وَلا تَنْتَقِلوا مِنْ بَيْتٍ إِلَى بَيْت”.
نَعْتَنِي بِعَمَلِ ٱلخَيْرِ لا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ فَقَط، بَلْ أَمَامَ النَّاسِ أَيْضًا
رسالة القدّيس بولس الثانية إلى أهل قورنتس08/من16حتى22/:”يا إِخوَتِي، أَلشُّكْرُ للهِ الَّذي جَعَلَ في قَلْبِ طِيطُسَ هذَا ٱلٱجْتِهَادَ في سَبِيلِكُم. فقَدْ لَبَّى طَلَبَنا، وبِٱجْتِهَادٍ كَثِيرٍ ذَهَبَ إِلَيْكُم مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِهِ. وقَدْ أَرْسَلْنا مَعَهُ أَخَانَا الَّذي تُثْنِي عَلَيْهِ جَمِيعُ ٱلكَنَائِسِ لِعَمَلِهِ في خِدْمَةِ الإِنْجِيل. لَيْسَ هذَا وَحَسْب، بَلْ وقَدْ عَيَّنَتْهُ الكَنَائِسُ بِوَضْعِ الأَيْدِي رَفِيقًا لَنَا في السَّفَر، مِنْ أَجْلِ هذِهِ النِّعْمَةِ الَّتي نَخْدُمُهَا لِمَجْدِ الرَّبِّ نَفْسِهِ، وتَلْبِيَةً لِرَغْبَتِنا. ونَحْنُ حَرِيصُونَ عَلى أَنْ لا يَلُومَنا أَحَد، في أَمْرِ هذَا المِقْدَارِ العَظِيمِ مِنَ الإِعَانَاتِ الَّتي وُكِلَتْ إِلَيْنَا. لأَنَّنَا «نَعْتَنِي بِعَمَلِ ٱلخَيْرِ لا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ فَقَط، بَلْ أَمَامَ النَّاسِ أَيْضًا». وقَدْ أَرْسَلْنا مَعَهُمَا أَخَانا الَّذي طَالَمَا ٱخْتَبَرْنَاهُ فوَجَدْنَاهُ مُجْتَهِدًا في كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الأُمُور، وهوَ الآنَ أَكْثَرُ ٱجْتِهَادًا، لِثِقَتِهِ الكَبِيرَةِ بِكُم”.
The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 10/01-07/:”After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, “Peace to this house!”And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you. Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the labourer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house.”
We intend to do what is right not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of others
Second Letter to the Corinthians 08/16-22/:”But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same eagerness for you that I myself have.For he not only accepted our appeal, but since he is more eager than ever, he is going to you of his own accord. With him we are sending the brother who is famous among all the churches for his proclaiming of the good news; and not only that, but he has also been appointed by the churches to travel with us while we are administering this generous undertaking for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our goodwill. We intend that no one should blame us about this generous gift that we are administering, for we intend to do what is right not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of others. And with them we are sending our brother whom we have often tested and found eager in many matters, but who is now more eager than ever because of his great confidence in you.