In response to the statement of
Jesus that it is impossible for the rich to enter the kingdom of God, Peter
states that they as disciples have left everything to follow Jesus. The
response of Jesus is a reassurance that what they have given up will be
replaced by the new bond that they will share with each other both in this life
and in the life to come. It must also be noted that the Marcan Jesus also
mentions persecutions as being part of the lot of the disciples. These are to
be expected by anyone who is a true witness of the Gospel. The last verse of
this pericope speaks about the reversal of status that will be part of the
kingdom indicating that that the values of the world do not apply in the
kingdom.
When we sacrifice something for a
cause we must realise that our reward must be the sacrifice itself. The reason
why we sacrifice is because we believe in the cause, whether it is helping the
poor, reaching out to the needy or any other and we must gain our satisfaction
from the understanding that someone has lived more fully because of the
sacrifice that we have made rather than expect yet another reward.
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