will say, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
Reflections
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”Two outstanding traits in the personality of Jesus evident in the gospel are courage and de- termination. He knew that there was a threat against his life and yet he was not deterred from doing his work. He could just have postponed things and al- lowed the heat of controversy to cool down as most of us are inclined to do. But most impor- tant was the accomplishment of his mission. And greater than the preservation of his life and assu- rance of security was doing God’s will. I don’t believe that he didn’t value his own life, but he was well aware that he needed to spend it for the glory of the Father.We were not born into this world by accident. Our existence has a purpose. And according to the 1941 Baltimore Catechism whose contents are basically in consonance with the 1994 Cate- chism of the Catholic Church, the purpose of man’s existence is to know, to love, and to serve God. This is our duty. This is our mission. May we learn from the courage and determination of Jesus that we too may not be discouraged by hardships and difficulties and face the risk even when our life is on the line. © Copyright Bible Diary 2019