“Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them, “Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the householder has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us. ’ “He will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’ “Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets. ’“But he will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you come from; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!’ There you will weep and gnash your teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Wednesday 30th Oct. 2024 – LUKE 13:22-30.
So, how would it seem if we, and say three other friends go for an event. Let say the event could be a party or a wedding reception or something. Then, the three of our friends are allowed free passage into the venue of the event, but we are thrown out.
We could have possibly planned very well for this event. We got new clothes, a pair new shoes and had a special haircut. We also smear ourselves with enough deodorant body spray so that when we start digging it out on the dance floor and begin sweating, our body wouldn’t ooze out a foul odour. We also wore a sweet smelling perfume.
We have fully decked up for this event and spoiling for it to start already.
Then, at the door, out of the four of us, three of our friends who are not even half as decked up like us are allowed in.
We on the other hand are not just blocked from entering inside the venue of the event, we are violently thrown out, far away and given a stern warning never to get any closer to that place again.
The above analogy is akin to one who plans to relocate to another country.
They fulfilled all regulatory requirements and are given the appropriate visa. They sell all their belongings and have all their assets now in liquid.
They get their ticket for each member of the family, bid all friends and family goodbye, board their flight and the plane takes off.
On arrival at the country of destination, one is informed that the purpose of their visa was inappropriate for their current usage. Every other person has a good visa, but ours isn’t. Hence, we would be denied entry, while other members of the family will have safe passage.
My dear friend, in these two scenarios above, one can only imagine how very disappointing it may turnout for us.
Dear friend, if we do not check, double check and triple check and ascertain our spiritual life, such disappointment may await us as heaven may be denied us on our own last day.
We have only now to ensure we do not face any such disappointment at the gate of heaven when we arrive there.
May God grant us the grace to permit His will to be realised in our life.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
30th Oct 2024.