Philippians 3:3-8 / Luke 15:1-10
Saying that we believe in Jesus Christ is one thing.
Proving that belief can be quite another thing.
We will hesitate and even hold back when it come to the tough and hard teachings of Jesus like selling what we own and giving to the poor and in order to follow Him.
Even taking up our cross and following Jesus is already difficult enough.
But let us start by thinking of what St. Paul said about himself in the 1st reading: But because of Christ, I have come to consider all the advantages that I had as disadvantages. Not only that, but I believe nothing can happen that will outweigh the supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.
What St. Paul is saying is that he had come to realise that what he thought was of value in this life had become unimportant and even unnecessary.
St. Paul grew in his spiritual life to see Jesus Christ above all the things that he had thought was important and necessary.
We too must grow in our understanding of Jesus Christ and to see Him as truly our Lord and Saviour above all that we hold important and necessary.
When we, like St. Paul, can truly see Jesus Christ as our real "advantage", then we will also see the rest as "disadvantages".
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