Today's Gospel
"Do not work for food that perishes but for food that endures for eternal life
which the Son of God will give you... 'What can we do to accomplish the works of God'"?
Come, follow me! This is a Jesus message so often said or implied in the gospels. Obviously to follow Jesus implies that we want to do the works of God.
Do the realities of our times challenge our people in this nation to return to a more obvious practice of one's faith? Are we not standing on the threshold of a doorway that is opening our hearts and lives to a "refresher course" in personal relationships with the Lord?
Come! Follow me! These invitations are so evident in the gospels. Often the customs of our times have made time with Jesus in prayer, in living a life modeled on the gospel message seem less important than all the distractions, all the invitations to be otherwise busy, that surround us.
Beneath these distractions there might be this power pulling at us: "Am I afraid to be holy?" This is a genuine question facing Christians in today's culture.
