Gospel: Mark
10:28-31
Peter
began to say to Jesus, ‘We have given up everything and followed you. Jesus
said, “Amen, I say to you there is no one who has given up house or brothers or
sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake
of the Gospel who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present
age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands with
persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come. But many that are first will
be last, and the last will be first.
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Reflection:
A young man was asking for the heart of his beloved.
The beloved said to him you have to give up your vices most especially your
smoking and drinking. The young man acceded; from then on never did he smoke
and drink any alcohol. After a few months they end up in the altar of God to
become one.
When we give up something for someone we dearly love
we could be assured of something more worthy. Something that would somehow
complete us, this may not make us happy immediately. But certainly something
beautiful will come out of it in lieu of what we gave up.
If we give up even a portion of our worldly life for
Jesus we could expect something in return from Jesus. It may not be material
riches or worldly power but we will certainly receive something in return.
It may be peace
of mind which has eluded us for the longest time. It could be good health or
anything that cannot be measured and seen by our naked eye. Yet certainly be
felt by our hearts.
When Jesus asks us of something to give up for Him we
should hurry to obey and follow. We should never think twice, we should give it
up immediately like a child jumping with reckless abandon to his father’s arms.
What are you willing to give up for Jesus? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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