In today's gospel, Jesus sends his disciples forth in pairs to spread the good news. However, in doing so, he instructs them to take nothing but a walking stick with them, leaving totally vulnerable to the whims of the people they meet on their way. We don't enjoy being vulnerable, not having the answers and knowing what is to come. But as Paul later writes to the Corinthians, "... whenever I am weak, then I am strong." Jesus encourages us to share the good news, no knowing how it will be received, but knowing he is there with use as we do.