29th Day of Lent
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"Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers" Matthew 9:38

I have typically read this passage as a call for me to evangelize, or for me to find more people to evangelize.  "The laborers are few," and the need is great.  So, let's get busy and find more laborers to help with the harvest!  But, as Marty points out in his devotion, this is really first of all a passage about prayer.  It is true that there is a need for more laborers in the vineyard.  But Jesus tells his disciples, "Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into the vineyard."  In other words, pray first.  Pray that the Lord will send more laborers.  Yes, I do need to do my part.  But it's not all up to me.  Part of "doing my part" is to pray that God will provide more laborers, wherever this may be.  So, today, let us offer a prayer to God to raise up more laborers, and trust God will answer our prayer and do so.