CAN WE DRINK THE CHALICE OF JESUS? ~ CookingFood.Org

“GENEROUS LENT 2017”

Lenten Reflections

Wednesday, 15^thMarch 2017.

Second Week of Lent

Jer 18:18-20;

Ps 31:5-6,14-16;

Mt 20:17-28.

CAN WE DRINK THE CHALICE OF JESUS?

It’s easy to have good intentions, but is that enough? The loving mother boldly asked Jesus to promise her that her two sons would sit on His right and left when He took up His kingly throne. However, it’s important to note that she didn’t actually realize what she was asking. Jesus was going up to Jerusalem where He would take up His throne of the Cross and be crucified. And it was in this context that Jesus is asked if James and John could join Him on His throne. They were invited by Jesus to follow in His footsteps and to courageously give their lives in a sacrificial way for the love of others. They were to abandon all fear and were to be ready and willing to say “Yes” to their own crosses as they sought to serve Christ and His mission.

Following Jesus is not something we ought to do half way. If we want to be a true follower of Christ then we, too, need to drink the chalice of His Precious Blood deep into our souls and to be nourished by that gift so that we are ready and willing to give of ourselves to the point of a total sacrifice. We need to be ready and willing to hold nothing back, even if that means the greatest of sacrifice. We are ALL called to be martyrs in spirit. This means that we must be so completely given over to Christ and His will that we have died to ourselves.

“Can we drink of the chalice that Jesus is going to drink?” Can your love of God and others be so complete and total that you are a martyr in the truest sense of the word? Resolve to say “Yes,” drink the chalice of His Precious Blood and daily offer your life in total sacrifice. It’s worth it and you can do it!

Prayer: Lord, may my love for You and others be so complete that I hold nothing back. May the gift of Your Precious Blood be my strength on this journey so that I may imitate Your perfect and sacrificial love. Jesus, I trust in You. Amen.

Holy Habit for Lent: DEDICATION – Lord help me to have a dedicated DEDICATION towards You and your Kingdom. Amen.