Today we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations—even us. In our passage today, Jesus pulls an all-nighter in prayer and selects his twelve apostles. While short, this passage is packed. In it, we get firsthand insight into how God’s kingdom advances, namely, thru ordinary disciples fueled by prayer.