Guest post by Mr. Agustin Garcia, OP.
Christ invites us to journey with Him, "going up to Jerusalem." The way to Jerusalem is through wholeheartedly embracing God's call to obedience, through prayer, fasting, and acts of mercy.
The apostles didn't understand what being a disciple entailed. James and John must have thought "going up to Jerusalem" meant going to claim the Messiah's throne. Their mother asked Jesus to have them sit next to Him when He came to His kingdom (Matt. 20: 24).
Journeying toward the heavenly kingdom impels us to share Jesus' fate. Every one of the apostles will carry a specific cross. All the apostles die an ignoble death
Are you ready for the journey? What is your cross? Can you follow Jesus all the way up to Jerusalem?
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