Gospel: Luke 9:51-62
When the days for
Jesus' being taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to
Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a
Samaritan village to prepare for his
reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his
journey was Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw this they asked, "Lord,
do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?" Jesus
turned and rebuked them, and they journeyed to another village.
As they 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." To
him Jesus said, "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:
A man who was newly
transplanted to his new community heard the announcement of the church’s need
for Catechist. So he went to the parish office to signify his intention.
The parish priest
asked him: Why do you want to become a Catechist? The man replied: I want to have new friends
in the parish community. The priest said
to him: is that the sole reason why you want to become a Catechist? The man
replied: no, I also want to serve the church based on my own schedule.
While going to Jerusalem
Jesus met three men who want to follow Him. The two men signified their intention
to follow Him and one He personally called. Jesus emphasized to each of them
that it’s not easy to follow Him because they have to sacrifice and persevere.
Many of us have this
mistaken notion that to follow Jesus is easy but it’s not. Many of us think that
the moment we follow Jesus our life will now become a bed of roses, but it will
not.
To follow Jesus is to carry our cross and others cross too! To follow
Jesus is to be ready to embrace suffering and even humiliation for this is
really how it is when we decide to sincerely become Jesus’ follower.
Will you still follow Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
Will you still follow Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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