Glory be to Jesus Christ!
How inconvenient does your faith make your life? Every once in a while I’ll turn on the “Christian Music Radio Station” on in the car, but I can only listen for a few minutes. I always feel that they have turned Christ into some sort of “coping mechanism” and it’s such a reduction of the gospel message.
In our reading today our Lord gives His disciples a warning which we all too often forget or ignore: if you will follow Him expect resistance. Persecution is a litmus test for discipleship. And yet, even before we are allowed to worry about, strategist and plan our response, Christ takes that off our plate and simply reminds us to trust Him.
When St. Teresa of Calcutta was asked how she felt over the fact that there were many more sick and dying people on the streets than there were when she began her ministry, she replied that the Lord asks us to be faithful, not successful.
Today, ask yourself a few questions as we continue our journey through the St. Philip’s Fast:
- Do I encounter resistance in my life because of the Gospel? Why or why not?
- Where do I attribute success in my life, to God or to my own efforts?
Let us continue to rely on the Lord and leave the success to Him!
