Subject: Daily Gospel Reading - Thursday, February 14, 2013
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| Weekday Gospel Reflection |
| Thursday in the Week after Ash Wednesday |
| 22 Jesus said (to his disciples), “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.”
23 He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it. 25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?" |
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Luke 9:22-35 - World English Bible |
| In Luke 9, Jesus addressed two different audiences in the wake of the question, "Who do you say I am?" To his disciples, he announced his fate; he would suffer in Jerusalem, die and rise on the third day. If Jesus faced that future, what did it mean to follow him? He answered that question before everyone. Discipleship cost the follower, for they would share in the persecution the Lord endured. But like him, the disciple would share in divine glory. Whoever lost their life for the Savior's sake would save it forever.
What pain do you suffer for the sake of the Lord? |
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