The generosity of our God!
“…[N]o one [in any walk of life], ” Jesus says, “who has given up house or brothers or sisters
or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the
Gospel ….will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age: houses
and brothers and sisters and brothers and children and lands, with persecutions,
and eternal life in the age to come.”
Whatever "persecution" we endure or whatever pain involved in leaving that which is dear to us as we follow the Spirit's lead to live according to the Gospel or as we
follow our vocations in life—marriage, religious life, priesthood, the single
lifestyle—is richly compensated for by a generous, loving God. Jesus says that we will
receive “hundred times more now in this present age…and eternal life in the age
to come.” There is never a time when we
sacrifice for another—be it volunteering at a homeless shelter, teaching a CCD
class, aiding the homeless, getting involved to stop human trafficking and other acts
of violence toward humanity, assisting our children in homework challenges,
reading to our children, taking time to
play with our children, taking them to a park or to the beach, picnicking with
our families,doing household chores, taking time to comfort a grieving family/community member—that the
“pay” is not “a hundred times more” than
we ever imagined.
What, today, am I willing to do to live my vocation to the fullest and nip narcissistic tendencies in the bud?
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