The theme for today is set by the Gospel lesson: the sending of missionaries to gather the harvest that God is preparing. The theme of harvest enters the second lesson as well (Galatians 6:7-9), where it serves to recall the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) reaped by those who sow to the Spirit. The first lesson offers a contrast to the missionary theme in the Gospel -- the foreigner must travel to God's country and seek out God's messenger to hear a word of healing. But even there, the potentially universal appeal of God's grace becomes apparent.
2 Kings 5:1-14