30 Sep 2020
Where there’s a Will, there’s a Way
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For 30 September 2020, Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor, based on Luke 9:57-62
As they were going along the road, someone said to Jesus, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’ To another he said, ‘Follow me.’ But he said, ‘Lord, first let me go and bury my father.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.’ Another said, ‘I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.’ Jesus said to him, ‘No one who puts a hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.’
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
30 September 2020 @ 11:33 am
A very thoughtful fleshing out of the responses made to Jesus by those who would follow him.
Very easy to apply to our own lives and the call of Jesus in daily life. Thank you for your reflective preaching.
01 October 2020 @ 3:18 pm
Thanks, Judith Anne … You hit the nail on the head! If we can take that first step and say “YES” with deep sincerity, God seems to suddenly enfold us in the Divine Embrace, saying, “Yes, I was just waiting for you to say, “Bring it on, Lord!”