Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. Judging from other parts of scripture they bickered a lot. But he did send them out to bring the good news of God s reconciling love so that we might live in peace and with joy. We are here to make clear to the world the power of God s healing love in small ways and large. At the end of this Eucharist, having gathered as one body, you too will be sent out into the world to proclaim God is good, that God loves all of us, and that your life will be a life lived with open arms just as Christ opened his arms of love on the cross to embrace us all.
Open arms lead to empty tombs.