Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Dying for Jesus - A Lenten Minute for Mar. 22

Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me?"- John 13:38

Peter honestly believes that he is brave enough to die for Jesus, but when the reality of what is going to happen shortly occurs, Peter will fail.  Jesus knows Peter will fail.  In last Sunday's Gospel, he even tells Peter beforehand that he will fail, but that even in his failure not to lose his faith.  And, once Peter accepts his failure, he is to turn back to Jesus and in turn strengthen his fellow disciples, who will also fail.

We are all called to die for Jesus in one way or another.  Most of the time it will be in the little things of our lives that challenge our faith, but sometimes it may be much more serious, like losing our livelihood such as the couple who lost their business because of their faith.  We could even be called to offer our very lives for Jesus, like the four Missionaries of Charity sisters and the dozen other Christian volunteers who ministered with them who were murdered in Yemen. God knows that there will be times that we, too, will fail in our efforts to follow Him, but to never lose faith.  God is merciful; God is forgiving.  No matter how many times we fail, He is waiting for us to turn back to Him. 

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