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From the Desk of Deacon Terry
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September 10, 202124th Sunday in Ordinary Time
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ: “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, / take up his cross and follow me.”
Nearly halfway through Mark’s Gospel, we come to Jesus’s first prediction of his passion. After Peter confesses Jesus to be “the Christ,” Jesus immediately reveals and important truth about who “the Christ” is – one who will undergo suffering and even death in following the will of God.
And this is not all: those who would follow Jesus will also find this path in front of them, one sacrifice and even suffering on the way to eternal life. Jesus seems to place this revelation in front of the disciples as a challenge.
They know Jesus the wonder-worker and the wise teacher. Now they are introduced to Jesus the suffering servant who will undergo rejection and death. Do they dare to continue following in his footsteps, knowing where this path will lead them?
God Bless your Heart!
Dc. Terry
