From the crowds, someone shouts out to Jesus, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” Jesus’ teachings and his proclamation of God’s kingdom attracted a lot of interest from the people, but he also drew a lot of questions from the crowds. The people wanted to know more about what God’s kingdom was about. Jesus asks that we incorporate the teachings of God’s kingdom into the reality of our daily lives, through the ups and downs of our journey of faith.
God calls us to delve deeper into the rich teachings of our faith traditions. Our Catholic moral teachings contain a great richness for us. Through the Beatitudes and the Ten Commandments, through the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity, we can learn so much about our faith. We need to continuously form our conscience and grow in our faith so that we can continue to make the right decisions that our faith demands from us. And we are marking an end to the month of October, a month that honors the blessed Virgin Mary and her role in the history of salvation, a month that calls us to specifically look at how the respect for all human life is an important part of our Catholic faith, a month that calls us to recognize our call to be missionaries throughout the world. The Church gives us a lot to reflect upon on our journey of faith.
We heard about the question that someone in the crowd shouted out to Jesus in today’s Gospel. Perhaps the question we should be asking is not how many will be eventually saved, but rather how God is calling us to live according to his will here on earth. Perhaps we need to ask ourselves how we are incorporating his love and mercy into our lives in serving God and our brothers and sisters.
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