St. Joseph Church at 248 South Main Street, Winchester, KY 40391-2470 US - SEPTEMBER 6th
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Dear Friends in Christ,
All of us have an invitation to come closer to God and
commit ourselves to him. But we have to balance our considerations and make decision about our commitment, our self control and our detachment. In the Gospel of today Jesus tells how much it costs us to be his true disciple and enter into his divine economy. What does it cost us to enter into the divine household? He makes strong demands of us so that we are prepared to remain true to him till the end. He asks to put our commitments to him above all things including the family ties and remain close to him. He expects each one of his disciple to carry his daily cross and follow him. We have to count the cost to be with him. True discipleship is to commit oneself to a life of
self-renunciation. It is to embrace suffering, persecution, obedience, servitude and humility, all for the love of Christ. When such has been accomplished, it can be said that the believer has been saved by wisdom, by the Holy Spirit who has taught him and guided him step by step towards salvation and the eternal Kingdom of God. To sum up, as true followers of Jesus, we enter a new family where we recognize every person as a brother or sister. There are times when the needs of others precede family concerns. Often we do not seem to realize that commitment is the foundation of a genuinely loving relationship. While deep commitment may not guarantee the success of relationship, it helps more than any other factor to
assure it.
God bless you, Fr. Jacob Kurian
