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 for someone who wants to follow Jesus? It requires total surrender
and abandonment to His will. When a person decides to follow Jesus he is ready
to leave everything in favor of the Kingdom of God. He is ready to leave his
own comfort zone and embrace the challenge of going to an unknown zone in the
company of the Lord.
The
gospel tells us that it’s not easy to follow the Lord. We have to adjust and
make the necessary sacrifices. This may seem hard from a far but once you go
near Jesus begin your journey with Him. Things will now suddenly fall into its
proper places this is for the reason that the Lord will make his way to
accommodate us.
Has the
Lord abandoned those who decided to leave everything for the advancement of His
kingdom? Nobody has been abandoned by Jesus. He is always there by their side
helping and strengthening those who courageously decide to follow Him.
In this
era of high tech communication the Lord still wants us to follow Him. He may
not even require us anymore to leave our love ones. Perhaps the Lord wants us
to follow Him where we are at now.
For
example, if you’re working or you have a business you can follow the Lord by
being honest with your dealings. The opportunity to follow the Lord is manifold
and limitless. We simply have to signify our desire and thereafter begin our
own journey with Him.
Would you
also be willing to follow the Lord? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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