Jesus sends out the disciples to spread the Good News. He requires them to be free of any form of attachment if they are to preach the Gospel. A disciple who has the mission of bringing the Kingdom of God to souls through preaching should not rely on human resources but on God’s providence. Whatever he does need in order to live with dignity as a herald of the Gospel, he must obtain from those who benefit from his preaching, for the laborer deserves his upkeep. St Bede clarifies this teaching for those who proclaim the Good News: “The preacher should so trust in God that he is convinced that he will have everything he needs to support life, even if he cannot himself obtain it; for he should not neglect eternal things through worrying about temporal things.” In the end, it gets back to the question raised by the Evil one in the Garden of Eden to Adam and Eve, “Did God really say…?” In essence, he was asking them, “Do you really trust God’s word?” We see in the action of the disciples what occurred when they obeyed Christ and put their total trust in Him. How does our life reflect trust in God? All we need to do is look into our hearts, our minds, and our souls. We will either be affirmed or challenged. Embrace the answer and change your life.