The demands made of Jesus in his ministry - people relentlessly chasing him and drawing on him, in a way that exhausts him and his apostles - says something firm and direct about following Jesus and doing his work: if you commit to share his ministry, there is no exit from the demands of the daily following of Jesus. Every moment offers another invitation and another challenge to find, celebrate and respond to Jesus' invitations to praise and thank the Lord even in times that suggest the opposite is an easier response.

About the Speaker: Father Michael Kelly is a Jesuit priest and English language publisher of the respected Jesuit periodical, La Civilta Cattolica.

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