Life has any number of challenges. You can probably think of some new ones you encountered just this week. Sometimes, things go wrong that we didn't even know could go wrong! I feel that way a lot of times when I talk to my doctor -- I'm learning about parts of the body that I didn't know about because something isn't working right. Uncertainty seems to be the rule some days.
Into this world, where all sorts of things can and do go wrong, Jesus sends the disciples, two by two. He doesn't send them out on their own. Think of the things they'll face, these newly converted disciples who are learning as they go. They have so much to learn about the faith, but they'll learn together. They have someone to talk with, someone to bounce questions and ideas off. They have a companion. Like Adam in the garden and Moses in leadership, they're not alone.
May we develop and seek companionship as we grow in faith, so that we have people to ask big questions, so that we have someone to confess our fears and our shortcomings, and so that we have someone to celebrate with.
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