Examples of Narrow gate in my Life

Gospel Thoughts

*Ordinary Season : 12th Week - Tuesday*

*Examples of Narrow gate in my Life*

*GOSPEL -  Mt 7:6, 12-14*

*FIRST READING - 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36*

*1) Narrow Gate and it's understanding*

All of us are familiar with, narrow way, narrow road, narrow path, and narrow bridge

When something is narrow, the journey becomes challenging and an adventure.

People those who travell in the narrow path, usually are careful, alert, cautious, conscious and known for their presence of mind 

*2) Those who choose narrow path are few*

This is what Jesus says in today's Gospel. 

Only few find the narrow path, and those who find the narrow path and understand it's importance, they follow the narrow path 

The reason why only few people find narrow path is very simple. It's because, narrow path is something which demands a disciplined way of life, a value based life is needed to travell in the narrow path, a sense of commitment, a sense of sacrifice and sense of humility is very much necessary to travell through this way. 

So only few find this way 

*3) Jesus' life is the Reflection of Narrow Gate*

There is a close connection between Jesus' life and the Narrow gate 

In fact the concept of narrow gate develops from the life of Jesus 

In other words, following the values of Jesus, and His teaching is nothing but following the narrow way of Life 

In other words we can say that, Jesus is the Narrow Gate through which one has to travell to reach the destiny

 *4) Various examples of Narrow Gate in my Life*

We take these examples from the life of Jesus 

Living the spirit of forgiveness is travelling through  the narrow gate 

The practice Humility

The spirit of sharing 

The fire of sacrifice

The desire for generosity

The way of simplicity

The fire of love 

All these are best examples for travelling through the narrow Gate 

*5) The destiny of the Narrow Gate*

Those who find the narrow gate they find the right way 

Those who travel through the narrow gate, the move in a right direction

According to Jesus all those who find the narrow gate, they will reach the destiny, that is the eternal life 

So the destiny of Narrow gate is something good, beautiful and joyful 

*6) Have I Found the Narrow Gate?*

This is one of the important questions in today's Gospel. 

Jesus says, only few find the narrow Gate. If so am I, will be the one? 

The very fact that we are following Jesus' way we are in the narrow path 

Let's move in the narrow path, by practicing the values of Jesus, and find the destiny of our life.

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*