Readings
I - 2 Kings 19: 9-11, 14-21, 31-36
II - Mt. 7: 6, 12-14
CHOOSE THE NARROW GATE
The gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction while the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life. Many choose the broad gate because it is easy and cozy; and only few do choose the narrow gate because it is demanding, difficult, tiring and costing. The path proposed by Jesus is not easy because his teaching based on the Law of Love contradicts the values proposed by the world. The choice is ours.
Everyone desires for a happy-go-lucky living. Merriment and enjoyment is all that one craves for as long as they are here on the earth forgetting that there is life that is real and eternal based on our conduct of our life here. Don’t get deceived by the mirage of false happiness that results in destruction. Though we might have to endure suffering on account of choosing the right path, we will still find peace and consolation, the peace of the Lord that this world cannot give, in treading the same. Choose narrow gate and choose life for a happy and peaceful living here and in the eternal world next.
