Gospel: Mark 8:27-35
Jesus and his
disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked
his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the
Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.” And he asked them, “But
who do you say that I am?” Peter said to
him in reply, “You are the Christ.” Then
he warned them not to tell anyone about him. He began to teach them that the
Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief
priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and rise after three days. He spoke
this openly. Then Peter took him
aside and began to rebuke him. At this he turned around and, looking at his
disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You are thinking not
as God does, but as human beings do.”
He summoned the
crowd with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wishes to come after me
must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save
his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the
gospel will save it.”
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Reflection:
A
man was given a choice to be with his mother or to continue to work in a
foreign country. Without much thought this man chose to continue working
abroad, he chose money rather than sacrifice his selfish ambition. He chose money
rather than be with his mother.
Are you ready to
sacrifice your personal ambition so that Jesus teachings could continue to
spread? For example would you resign from your job to do something for the
greater glory of God?
Perhaps you will not
give up your worldly life for a life of sacrifice with Jesus. Who would give-up
a life of ease and comfort in this world in favor of a life with Jesus? Maybe
only a few because in truth and in fact to truly follow Jesus is not easy.
But we were not
brought into this world by God to become creatures of this world. God brought
us into this world so that we could do something to partake with the mission of
His son Jesus. This is the desire of God for each and every one of us: to help
Jesus spread His mission.
Thus we have to be
ready to carry our own cross for Christ no matter how heavy it may be. We have
to be ready to lose our life in this world so that we could find its real
purpose and meaning with Jesus. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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