October 30, 2024 Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Readings: Ephesians 5:21-33; Luke 13:22-30
When someone knocks by your door, do you let him in? I am sure that you’d say, “It depends. If we are good friends, I would. If not, even if I knew him, I wouldn’t.”
Why wouldn’t you? The answer is simple – ‘because my house is only home to my friends’.
This is the point of our readings today. The Gospel tells us that even those who dined and drank with the Master were not allowed to enter. Who then can enter? The first reading tells us, ‘those who do the will of God from the heart’.
It sounds easy. Many of us profess our willingness to do the will of God, but it stops there – a mere lip-service. Doing the will of God is entering the narrow gate with all willingness and love. This is embracing suffering that leads to conversion, the key to the door of the house of the Master.
Entering the narrow gate means giving up our pride to choose forgiveness. It means giving up our luxuries and conveniences to feed and shelter the poor. It means giving up our ‘me’ time and ‘rest’ time to do mission. It means choosing to be patient with people over productivity. It means allowing God to be in control of our life, that is, everything that we do leads to Christ.
Call to Action for Catholic Living: It’s not enough that we have been baptized. It’s not enough that we rub elbows with bishops and priests. To enter the door, we need to wholeheartedly embrace the mission of Christ -that is, lead souls to the good Father, the Master of the house!
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