Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 13, 22-30
Jesus went through one town and village after another, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, ‘Lord, will only a few be saved?’ He said to them, ‘Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. When once the owner of the house has got up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, “Lord, open to us”, then in reply he will say to you, “I do not know where you come from.” Then you will begin to say, “We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.” But he will say, “I do not know where you come from; go away from me, all you evildoers!” There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrown out. Then people will come from east and west, from north and south, and will eat in the kingdom of God. Indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.’
God wants you to be saved and to save others
1) Francis. Saint Francis of Asissi gave a great lesson when meditating on this Gospel: when rebuilding the chapel, he made the entrance small in size to remind us that we must bow to be in the presence of the Sacred. Examine yourself and see that you have to be humble before God and become aware of your arrogance.
2) Move away. There are people who do evil, and you and I are not exceptions. Let’s be honest with ourselves and accept that we often do things which are really not right. Examine yourself and think of the harm that you have consciously done to others, being aware of it.
3) Belong to God. There are times when we believe that we know everything. We even believe that we know all about Jesus just because we are part of a group or a certain religious movement. Remember, love can be measured by the things you do, not just by the words you say.
God bless you in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. And don’t forget Heaven is our goal.
