To read the texts click on the texts: Sirach 35:1-12; Mk 10:28-31
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.
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