prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves left outside. Others will sit at table in the kingdom of God, people coming from east and west, from north and south. Some who are among the last, will be first; and some who are among the first, will be last!”
Lectio Divina
READ: In Isaiah, we hear of Yahweh making himself known to all nations, inviting them to see his glory, and performing wonderful things. The Letter to the Hebrew emphasizes the importance of correction. While correction is not pleasant, (but) its fruit is rewarding. The gospel tells of the requisite to be saved, that is, by entering the narrow door, which is Jesus.
REFLECT: There are funda mentally two things needed to be saved, namely: faith in Jesus and conversion to new life. They are the keys to enter the narrow door. They are the requisites to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Faith and conversion enable one to build a relation ship with Jesus. Faith and con version pose some difficulties to those who wish to follow Christ because they involve radical shift/change in one’s thinking and doing. They touch the core of our being so that we become open to the transfor ming action of the Spirit. Faith in Jesus would mean an absolute dependence in his love, com passion and mercy. Conversion to new life means redirecting our lives to a new way of living. It means discarding, or transfor ming our old ways, and incor porating beneficial and creative ways of thinking and acting. To many, the narrow door of Christ is a big challenge. But to those who have faith and have been converted to the love of God, the narrow door “widens”.
PRAY: Lord Jesus, may we grow in faith and love of you.
ACT: Develop a program for selftransformation and put it to action.
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