In the Gospel today, 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 of his day. However, Jesus also drew a lot of questions from the crowds. The people were wanting to know more about what God’s kingdom was all about. Jesus demands 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.
Each day, as we journey as disciples of Christ, we are called to delve deeper into the rich teachings of our faith traditions. Our Catholic moral teachings have a lot to teach 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 are called to continuously form our consciences and to grow in our faith so that we can make the right decisions that our faith demands from us. Today, we mark 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.
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 is God calling us to live according to his will here on earth, to be a part of his plan of salvation? Perhaps we need to ask ourselves: How are we incorporating his love and mercy into our lives in serving him and in serving our brothers and sisters?
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