Gospel of the Day – Free for God: Choosing What Truly Matters to Enter the Kingdom
In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to reconsider our relationship with material possessions. He calls us to free our hearts from anything that clutters our path to the Kingdom, so that we can make a radical choice: to follow God with complete freedom. Jesus’ Call to Let Go and Follow Him In this passage from the Gospel, Jesus, looking with love upon a rich man, issues a radical invitation: “You lack one thing: go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” (Mark 10:21) This call to let go of material wealth in order to follow Christ has profoundly impacted many people throughout history. Among them was a young Egyptian, Saint Anthony, in the 3rd century. Hearing these words, he sold all his possessions and led an ascetic life in the desert, giving birth to Christian monasticism. The… Read more
October 13, 2024
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