Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
- Mark 10:17-27
As Jesus was setting out on
a journey a man ran up to Him and asked, “Teacher, what must I do to share in everlasting
life?” Jesus answered him: “You know the commandments. All you need
to do is to live the commandments every day of your life”! The man said
to Jesus: “I do this every day”. Then Jesus looked at the man with great
love and He said to him: “There is one thing more you must do. Go and
sell all you have and give to the poor; then you will have treasure in
heaven. And then come and follow me.”
Jesus could tell that the
man was seriously reflecting on His words. After a few minutes, the man’s
face fell and he sadly walked away from Jesus. He had many possessions
and he could not fathom giving up everything he had so worked for. Ask
yourself: What would you do if Jesus asked you to give up your possessions,
your status, and your wealth? I suspect it would be difficult for most of
us to give up all that we had worked so hard to achieve in our lives. In
our current culture, family, money, possessions and accomplishments may be our
wealth. Yet Jesus offers so much more to us, a wealth that we cannot
comprehend!
Today may be a good day to
ask ourselves: What am I willing to give up to have everlasting life?
After all, you and I profess to be followers of Jesus. Perhaps we need to
examine our minds and hearts and be honest with ourselves. It is easy to
say we are followers of Jesus; but it is not easy truly to follow in Jesus’
footsteps.
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