Reflection on Luke 9:51-62 ~
My wife and I purchased land for a house at a young age. We cut down trees where we wanted the house to go. After the foundation and outside of the house were up, we finished the interior ourselves. At the time, I did not understand that my commitment to Christ could question the luxury and priority of this resting place. My face has set towards a different place. Jesus’s warning to the “follow me” requirements is personal for me as I am ready, but my “Yes Lord” seems to be ok with the comfort of a home as part of serving God.
The Man at the Plough by James Tissot (full resolution) and for more detail at the Brooklyn Museum website.
Additional Ordinary Time Reflections
Luke 9:51-62 – Scripture (NRSV Bible)
A Samaritan Village Refuses to Receive Jesus
51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; 53 but they did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54 When his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But he turned and rebuked them. 56 Then they went on to another village
Would-Be Followers of Jesus
57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 60 But Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61 Another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Additional Thoughts
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Lord, let the young families of our communities get to know your joy, peace, comfort, and love despite the world’s distractions.
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