Or what can a person give, in exchange for his life? Know, that the Son of Man will come,
in the glory of his Father with the holy angels, and he will reward each one according to his deeds.
Truly, I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death, before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
REFLECTION:
The British writer Richard Dawkins ran a campaign for a God-free life. His slogan: God does not exist,
so enjoy your one and only life. Do not hope for a heaven, never fear any hell. Live it as what it can avail.
These statements suppose that God is a stumbling block to living a free life. God has put us into shackles and chains.
As if He is to blame for lost pleasure when we spend an hour of prayer, make sacrifices, and be God-fearing.
For Jesus, our life is never free without God. “Whoever chooses to save his life will lose it.”
By that, He warns against our false claim to our life. Life can never live freely without God because, in the first place,
God owns it—not us. We have to live it, not as if we own it, but as how it belongs to God.
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