Our Lady Of Good Counsel

BY PATIENT ENDURANCE YOU WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE!

Today's reading reminds us that we are all called to a realism and awareness that Jesus is not promising us a perfect life here on earth without any challenges, turmoil and difficulties; but rather, warns us of the impending danger and unavoidable risk that we need to face to enter the kingdom of God. As believers in Jesus and His truth, we have to face rejection, persecution and other disasters in this world, but we can't be overly worried but what the future holds for us. By patient endurance in His word and truth, we will be saved because Jesus is our Redeemer and Savior and we need to hold on to Him. All that is beautifully adorned, appreciated and seen as great or magnificent in this world will perish; only his word and His kingdom will stand. He is not telling us to prepare ourselves with arms for a battle or how to defend or protect ourselves when all these terrible wars, natural calamities and horrendous inhuman things take place. If so, this will equate us with earthly and mortal ways, and it will be a terrible defeat of His purpose of coming to this world. But rather, endure these with patience and have confidence and assurance of His promise of eternal life.

He reminds and warns us of the end of time that all of us will face and have to go through in order to enter the kingdom of God. We are not to panic and be lost in fear or in the power of darkness, but preserve in patience and endure it in faith in Jesus Who paid the price for our ransom, and trust in the Father's love and mercy. We have to believe and trust in Him because He promised us that He will never abandon us. He will always stay with us till the end of time and will bring us all to His Father. The best way to be ready is to accept the morality of this world and to have faith in Jesus' words and believe in the immortality of the soul and the kingdom of God. Live our lives for God in love, kindness, mercy and forgiveness of one another in charity. Let's stay close to Christ through a life of prayer and reparation. Let us seek the Holy Spirit to guide and empower us. May our Lady of Good Counsel intercede for us!

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