Gospel: Luke 9:57-62
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 to follow Jesus? It requires us to leave everything behind that could hamper our faithful and enduring discipleship. Is it not possible to follow Jesus and then remain attached to the things that we have? No, it’s never possible to follow and remain attached with what we have.
Can we follow and at the same time continue to sin? Can we follow and at the same time be attached with material things? Can we follow yet still love the hedonistic lifestyle of this world? No we can’t, when we decide to follow Jesus this simply means that we are ready to leave everything behind us most especially our own sinfulness for the sake of our discipleship.
To follow Jesus is initially difficult no question about it for it requires a radical change of our lifestyles! But fear not to follow because as we decide we would learn also to depend not on ourselves but on Jesus alone. We will have the enlightenment to bring and trust our everything including our very lives to Jesus. It’s like you have somebody who is always there for you when you decide to follow Him.
What if we are very sinful? Would Jesus
still call us to follow Him? Yes absolutely, the more sinful we are the more
that Jesus calls us to follow Him. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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