You may have noticed that our first reading today includes details that remind us of Palm Sunday: See, your king shall come to you… meek, and riding on an ass, on a colt, the foal of an ass.

Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. In the first reading, we see a woman of influence urging the prophet Elisha to come to dinner at her home.

For anyone who has ever been afraid to speak the truth, today’s readings should be a source of strength and encouragement.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples to pray that the master of the harvest will send out laborers.