Gospel: Luke
9:57-62
As Jesus
and his disciples were proceeding on their journey, someone said to him, “I
will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and
birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” And
to another he said, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, let me go first and
bury my father.” But he answered him, “Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go
and proclaim the Kingdom of God.” And another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but
first let me say farewell to my family at home.” Jesus answered him, “No one
who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the
Kingdom of God.”
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Reflection:
What does
it require to follow Jesus? It requires us to leave everything behind that
could hamper our faithful and enduring discipleship. Is it not possible to
follow Jesus and then remain attached to the things that we used to have? No,
it’s never possible to follow and remain with what we used to have.
Can we
follow and at the same time continue to sin? Can we follow and at the same time
be attached with material things? Can we follow yet still love the lifestyle of
this world? No we can’t, when we decide to follow Jesus this simply means that we
are ready to leave everything behind us most especially our own sinfulness for
the sake of our discipleship for Jesus.
To follow
Jesus is initially difficult no question about it for it requires a radical
change of our lifestyles! But fear not to follow because as we decide we will
learn also to depend not on ourselves but on Jesus alone. We will have the enlightenment to bring and
trust our everything including our very
lives to Jesus. It’s like you have somebody who is always there for you when
you decide to follow Him.
What if
we are very much sinful? Would Jesus still call us to follow Him? Yes absolutely,
the more sinful we are the more that Jesus calls us to follow Him. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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