THE CALL
(Luke 9:51-62)
Every human person in today's world seeks to find meaning to his or her life. People, particularly young ones,are often discouraged when they are unable to perceive the why of life and aim to search for it in wrong and absurd ways. Every human person has a purpose to fulfill in life. All have a specific task and are individually called by God for a task or a mission. The call that God gives is personal. We will however not comprehend the mission easily unless we are totally attentive to His calling.
Luke tells us in his gospel he was absolutely determined, to set up something
that will be immovable, that is concrete.Jesus , in walking towards Jerusalem, was walking toward the celestial city, to embrace the sufferings and the cross. He was on His way to the triumph of His glory: throughout all His life here on earth, He proclaimed his glorification on the cross and His triumph at the end times. His purpose of coming into the world was to proclaim the Kingdom of God. He proclaimed this Kingdom at the beginning of His ministry to the people. Now Jesus walks toward Jerusalem with the message of fulfilling the Kingdom. His triumph and glorification was near, and He sent ahead some disciples to prepare for this unique and incompatible event.
The second part of Luke's gospel contains the lessons that should strike all of us most, that is the insistence of Jesus on total dedication on the part of His true follower to His service. We cannot be for Christ and against Him at the same time .Jesus had already said that He, who did gather with Him, would scatter.
The first person who volunteered to follow Him was told to live a life of total dedication, with no fixed abode or external ties , ready this move at every call.
The second wanted to follow after he had buried his father.
The third wanted to say good bye to His people at home before following Christ.
This tells us the various reasons we give when we receive the call of God; to fulfill our own inner desires first. We also want to turn back and see what the world says about your call before you respond.
Let us remember that , in true discipleship we are expected to continuously move forward by growing in out spiritual pibes through the grace of God Tue Father and sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit in the Name of Christ Jesus.
May God help us to respond to His call and not give excuses
AMEN
(Luke 9:51-62)
Every human person in today's world seeks to find meaning to his or her life. People, particularly young ones,are often discouraged when they are unable to perceive the why of life and aim to search for it in wrong and absurd ways. Every human person has a purpose to fulfill in life. All have a specific task and are individually called by God for a task or a mission. The call that God gives is personal. We will however not comprehend the mission easily unless we are totally attentive to His calling.
Luke tells us in his gospel he was absolutely determined, to set up something
The second part of Luke's gospel contains the lessons that should strike all of us most, that is the insistence of Jesus on total dedication on the part of His true follower to His service. We cannot be for Christ and against Him at the same time .Jesus had already said that He, who did gather with Him, would scatter.
The first person who volunteered to follow Him was told to live a life of total dedication, with no fixed abode or external ties , ready this move at every call.
The second wanted to follow after he had buried his father.
The third wanted to say good bye to His people at home before following Christ.
This tells us the various reasons we give when we receive the call of God; to fulfill our own inner desires first. We also want to turn back and see what the world says about your call before you respond.
Let us remember that , in true discipleship we are expected to continuously move forward by growing in out spiritual pibes through the grace of God Tue Father and sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit in the Name of Christ Jesus.
May God help us to respond to His call and not give excuses
AMEN
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