What is it that prevents us from following Jesus? Do we envision hardship? Strife? Poverty? Boredom? A form of slavery? Solitude away from family and friends?
Do we remain spiritually dead? Do we rather prefer chasing rainbows? Or spend our whole lives searching for meaning? Love? Peace? Happiness?
A life with our Lord is the only one which completes us. We have lasting joy, peace, love and true life. We shall not want or need. We find happiness in servitude to God and others, there is meaning to mortal suffering and to life and an abundance of love in all things. We are one with our bridegroom, our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. Amen
GOSPEL Matthew 8:18–22
When Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other shore. A scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” But Jesus answered him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.”
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