Today's Reflections
Reflections
November 22, 2011
Luke 21:12-19
Jesus said to His disciples, “Before [the end] happens, however, they
will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues
and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors
because of my name.
It will lead to your giving testimony. Remember, you are not to
prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in
speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or
refute. You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives,
and friends, and they will put some of you to death. You will be hated
by all because of my name, but not a hair on your head will be
destroyed. By your perseverance you will secure your lives.”
Reflection:
By your perseverance you will secure your lives. My parents,
teachers, spiritual directors, and close friends have always advised me
that, to succeed, I must persevere. Period. No excuses, no alibis, no
other way, no way out but through perseverance.
The best things in life are bought with great pain and perseverance.
No guts, no glory! No pain, no gain! No cross, no resurrection! These
are all translated into one word: PERSEVERANCE.
Persevere!
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