Readings
I - Eph. 6: 1-9
II - Lk. 13: 22-30
LIVE JESUS FOR A LIFE WITH JESUS
In today’s Gospel passage Jesus exhorts us to choose the narrow gate for a blissful eternity with him in the paradise. The road to destruction is wide while the road to life is narrow and costing. Walking in the way of the Lord is choosing the narrow gate that calls for sharing, caring, giving, loving and enduring foregoing our ego, pride and selfishness.
As Christians, we either hear or read God’s word every day and we partake with him in his supper in the Holy Eucharist. But, these would not suffice to inherit a life with him in the paradise. Living his words and giving up ourselves for the sake of the other out of love like Jesus will also grant us recognition in his eyes and rest in his company. Let us in the silence of our heart keep repeating: “Lord Jesus, give me the courage to live by your words”.
