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Readings: 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16Today’s Gospel passage is one that causes some of us to lose sleep. Ok, maybe not lose sleep perhaps but causes us to worry a little. Jesus told His disciples that if anyone prefers father or mother or son or daughter is not worthy of Him. If we take this instruction literally, then two scenarios can occur. One, we choose family and forsake Christ or, two, we choose Christ and forsake our families.
Now, if we look at the Ten Commandments, which was given to Moses by God, we find the commandment about honouring father and mother.” Honouring means we have a special place for them in our hearts and in our lives. This means that, on some level, we have some kind of preference for our parents.
This same line of reasoning applies to Jesus as well. When we choose to love Christ and follow Him, it does not mean that we have to reject everything and everyone else. We should not be too attached that it becomes an obstacle for us to take up our cross and follow Christ. When we are too attached to our loved ones, we not only impede their growth but also hinder our own as well. This attachment hinders us from growing closer to God.
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