GOSPEL THOUGHTS
*Christmas Season : 4th January*
*Gospel : John 1:35-42*
*First Reading : 1 John 3:7-10*
*The Effect of Staying with Jesus*
*1) Andrew Stayed with Jesus*
Joh the Baptist, who showed the Lamb of God to His disciples, encouraged the disciples to follow Him
So Andrew the brother of Simon Peter and the other Disciple followed Jesus
During the encounter, Jesus called them to stay with them. The disciples accepted the invitation and stayed with Jesus
*2) The Effect of their Stay*
Both the disciples, stayed with Jesus
They experienced the divine power of Jesus and they realised that Jesus is the promised Messiah the anointed one
So it is very necessary to stay with Jesus to experience, the real identity of Jesus
*3) Andrew brought Simon to Jesus*
This is the another effect of staying with Jesus
First of all one experiences the real identity of Jesus by staying with Jesus
Secondly, one is able to have deeper divine experience, which makes them to work for the Lord
Thirdly, Andrew was able to bring, Simon to Jesus, whom Jesus called Peter, (Rock) who gradually became the leader of the Apostle
So, multiple divine effects are seen as the result of staying with Jesus
*4) Various ways through which one can stay with Jesus*
Prayer
Celebration of the Eucharist
Celebration of the sacraments
Making regular confession
Doing some good work
Involving in charity and service work
Helping the poor
Being a generous person
Loving ones neighbor and enemies
Forgiving one another
Living a good life
Living according to the Gospel values
*5) Need of staying with Jesus*
Jesus says *Without me you can do nothing*
Unless we stay with Jesus, we will not have any divine experience
Unless we have divine power, we can do nothing
So, to become genuine follower of Jesus one need to stay with Jesus
*So are you ready to stay with Jesus??*
*Think about it*
*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*
*Fr Maxim DSouza*
*Jeppu Seminary*
*Mangalore*
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