After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. (Luke 10:1-3 ESV)
Two things stick out in this brief introduction. First, Luke says "the Lord" appointed the 72. There is a new realization as to who Jesus us, probably directly related to the Transfiguration. Secondly, He tells them to pray AND go, not pray OR go. We are all called on to go out into our world, and pray for more to go and tell as well.
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