Why did Jesus ask disciples to pray for sending workers to the harvest field?

[Shri Anil asked: When Jesus was preaching by travelling in villages and cities, He encountered a lot of people. When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.” Kindly enlighten us on this passage.]

Swami replied: The harvest field represents the field of spiritual knowledge, which is very much sufficient for humanity. The servants of God are the liberated souls, who help in the collection of the grains and in the distribution of the food to the entire humanity. The liberated souls devoted to God incarnate along with God and also incarnate after the exit of the Incarnation of God. They are sent into the world by God and they enable the propagation of spiritual knowledge to the entire world.

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