Todays Gospel March 6 Introduction What is your cross? What sin or situation do you struggle with constantly? Are you winning or losing the struggle? If it is the latter, then it is time to call upon the grace of the Holy Spirit to help you overcome that sin or temptation. You might even need the help of a spiritual director to guide you in your struggle for a while and help you take control of the situation. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Repent, says the Lord; the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. Luke 9:22-25 22 Jesus said to his disciples: “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.” 23 Then he said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25 What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?” Sharing and Reflection from Eleonor Teo of kerygmafamily DREAM JOB? “What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?” – Luke 9:25 As a fresh graduate, I was offered a dream job at a prestigious firm with a salary beyond my expectations. The money and the glamour of the career was a temptation my mentoring professor urged me to accept. He had also taken a similar job early in his life and his recognition in the industry was unquestionable. Ironically, it was his reference to himself that made me pause. I thought about how he had dedicated his heart and passion to his craft and how he had risen up the ranks through hard work, plenty of overtime, and his will to be the best. As a consequence, he was unmarried. Unable to sustain long-term relationships due to his lifestyle, he was alone with no one to share his amassed fortune. Declining the job came easy after realizing that love and family were not something God would’ve wanted me to sacrifice in exchange for riches. I am not the best in what I do now and I will have to settle for being good at it. But I will definitely not settle until I am the best wife and the best mother to my family, the two responsibilities God gave me to prioritize above all else.
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