The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few

Matthew 9:35-38 (ESV)
And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “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.”

What do these verses say about the church today? Or rather, what does it say about me?

We are supposed to be a reflection of Christ here on earth. Yet here we are, just sitting in church pews, hoping people will come in and listen to the preacher. Can we not see the people whom this world is harassing, those who have no hope? Do we really show compassion by just sitting in the pews? 

“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” We need to pray earnestly that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers to gather the harvest. I hope you realize that this is a call for us to get up out of the pews and start working the harvest.

What needs to happen in what I just wrote is to take out "we, us" and replace it with "I."