Yesterday, we heard Jesus compare the Kingdom of God to a small mustard seed
that is able to grow and flourish into a large bush. Today,
we hear Jesus tell us to go through the narrow gate in response to a question
about how many will be saved. After
our life here on earth, we hope to enter into eternal life with our Lord. Will he
recognize us? Will he say that we are
one of his disciples?
A couple
of weeks ago, we had a centering prayer retreat here in Tupelo with Sister
Therese Jacobs and Tom Lewis. Both of
them are on the staff of St Richard parish in Jackson. They
shared with us a method of contemplative prayer, a way of sharing time with God
and nurturing our relationship with him. And that
is an essential component in our journey of faith. It does
not necessarily matter how many types of prayers we use or how many different
prayer methods we master. What is
important is that we foster and nourish our relationship with him. And once
we have established that relationship, once we start growing and developing
that relationship, our words and our actions will be affected by it as well. Then we
can truly call ourselves disciples of the Lord. Then we can hope to enter through the narrow
door.
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