Gospel:
Luke 9:43b-45
While
they were all amazed at his every deed, Jesus said to his disciples, “Pay
attention to what I am telling you. The Son of Man is to be handed over to
men.” But they did not understand this saying; its meaning was hidden from them
so that they should not understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about
this saying.
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Reflection:
I can’t
help but wonder why the disciples were afraid to ask Jesus to elaborate His
meaningful statement that He is going to be handed over to men. Did they sense
that something disturbing is going to happen to Jesus soon? Were they afraid to
hear something that would deal with suffering and the cross? Or the disciples
were simply used to the image of Jesus as a miracle worker and healer.
Is it
only for His miracles and healings that we follow Jesus? Perhaps yes, many of
us are only after Jesus the miracle worker and Jesus the healer. But if we are
only after His miracles and healings then this is not true discipleship.
True
discipleship happens to us when we are also ready to suffer for Jesus and when
we are also ready to carry our own cross for Jesus. We cannot separate Jesus
from suffering because He himself brutally suffered. Thus we cannot also
separate ourselves from suffering/s if we truly follow Jesus.
Nevertheless,
let us not be afraid to suffer for our discipleship for Jesus because our
suffering for Jesus will not be in vain. There is always something glorious
after suffering and carrying our own
cross for Jesus. We may not know it immediately but there surely will be glory
after we endure our cross for the sake of Jesus. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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