In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 10, Jesus sent the twelve Apostles to the lost sheep of the house of Israel to proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is at hand. He said to them, "Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it, and stay there until you leave. As you enter a house, wish it peace. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you. Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet. Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town." We cannot ignore these words, especially the last half, which I have italicized. Essentially, it tells us that rejecting the gospel of the Lord will result in facing the most severe consequences.
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