THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP (HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF THE 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 2022
THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP (HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF THE 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 2022 (Matthew 8:18-22) Good morning dearest brothers and sisters in Christ, there seems to be a parallel understanding between the Gospel of Matthew 8:18-22 and Luke 9:51-62. The slight difference is that in Mathew the person who approached Jesus in the first instance was tagged a 'scribe' where as in Luke it was just a man whom they met a long the way. Be that as it may, the first circumstance gives us the picture of a scribe who seemingly was attracted by the personality and teachings of Jesus Christ. Obviously, his profession could have been an asset to Jesus' missionary work e.g personal secretary. But Jesus didn't capitalize on this credit of the scribe and rejected him. This could probably be a case of one who was hasty in decision-making; probably born out of the peripheral without having recourse to a deep-seated conviction and commitment. The scribe tells Jesus: “I will follow ...