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Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
Any other topic or argument seems a waste of time compared to this statement of The Lord. It requires us to be transformed. It demands that we look at each moment of our lives and evaluate our responses. It is so easy to argue. it is so easy to read, to study, even to pray. But to do things we do not want to do for the sake of love, to change our behaviors and attitudes for the sake of following Christ is something very different.
Of course the place we start is with out families. They seem to have the prime position to make demands of us and to push our buttons. What a gift family life can be. I know I might put a good show on for the world but there is no fooling my spouse.
Dying to self, transcendence of the ego, our small share in the pascal mystery.
Any other topic or argument seems a waste of time compared to this statement of The Lord. It requires us to be transformed. It demands that we look at each moment of our lives and evaluate our responses. It is so easy to argue. it is so easy to read, to study, even to pray. But to do things we do not want to do for the sake of love, to change our behaviors and attitudes for the sake of following Christ is something very different.
Of course the place we start is with out families. They seem to have the prime position to make demands of us and to push our buttons. What a gift family life can be. I know I might put a good show on for the world but there is no fooling my spouse.
Dying to self, transcendence of the ego, our small share in the pascal mystery.