From Word Incarnate:
St Peter wrote that Jesus suffered as an example He expects us to follow. No servant is greater than his Master, after all. Neither does anyone merely coast into the Kingdom of Heaven... it requires effort, exertion, and constant fidelity if we are striving for “the holiness without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb. 12:14).
Moreover, it is not for us to decide the terms of the contest, rules of the game, the demands of discipleship, or the conditions for entering Heaven. We have already forfeited our right to Paradise, and now all depends on God’s grace and mercy. So we do things his way. Besides, love doesn’t count the cost, and if we love the Lord we will not complain that the way is hard. We will simply fight the good fight, run the race, and then let the Lord amaze us for all eternity with the ineffable delights and never-ending wonders He will lavishly set before us. When we will look back on this relatively short and painful life, we will easily agree—having discovered “what was in it for us”—that in comparison his yoke was easy indeed, and his burden light.
Prayers for all our fathers on this Father's Day that they will draw from the Trinity(Trinity Sunday today). And blessings to all fathers regardless of faith.
About Me
- Alexandra
- A homeschooling mother of one teenager and a little. In 2001, I resigned from my 13 year position as a case manager to homeschool my oldest who was a preschooler at the time, and later a daughter who came along in 2005. This is by far the hardest job I've ever loved. My husband of nearly 20 years supports us as a fire fighter and EMT.
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