Monday of week 13 in Ordinary Time
Gospel Matthew 8:18-22
In this Gospel passage we see two encounters with Jesus. First we must see the context of these encounters. Great crowds were around Jesus and He decided to go to the other side. Then these two persons come to follow Jesus. In these conversation, Jesus explains two important principles of following Jesus. The follower of Jesus cannot expect any earthly consolation. Even foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. We cannot expect that others understand us, others pamper us, others help us. No, the follower of Jesus Christ will be in a situation where there is no space to lay one’s head. Just hanging between earth and sky in a cross. That is the call of the follower of Christ. The second principle also follows the first. We have to leave the rest of ourselves behind to follow Jesus. We cannot stay around our surroundings and our things. That’s also a sort of staying in our comfort zones. We must be ready to leave the big crowd and go to the other side with Jesus. Let’s reflect: Are we ready to leave our comfort zones to follow Jesus Christ?
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