1 Jul 2024
The Realities of Discipleship
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For 1 July 2024, Monday of week 13 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 8:18-22
Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. A scribe then approached and said, ‘Teacher, 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.’ Another of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, first let me go and bury my father.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.’
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.
02 July 2024 @ 3:35 am
Grateful, Ann for your explanations of the realities of discipleship with Jesus. It is still Good News to follow Jesus in whatever form the Call takes for each of us. Life can be joyful yet it is also harsh at times and makes us stronger and truly free.
Blessings on your preaching,
Brigid Cannon, OP
02 July 2024 @ 11:36 am
As always, thank for you in-depth reflection and superb delivery.
With God blessings,
Paul (a lay person)
03 July 2024 @ 7:54 am
Thankyou for putting this reading into a context that makes real sense to me. As always I look forward to your preaching, for me there is always a new insight I can ponder. Blessings on your call to follow Jesus with the gifts you have been given.
03 July 2024 @ 7:57 am
Sorry Marg, not sure how your name became attached to my anonymous comment