إنَّ ٱلحِصَادَ كَثِير، أَمَّا ٱلفَعَلةُ فَقَلِيلُون. أُطْلُبُوا إِذًا مِنْ رَبِّ ٱلحِصَادِ أَنْ يُخْرِجَ فَعَلةً إِلى حِصَادِهِ/ The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest
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
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.
