Jan. 24, 2011 Monday: The Narrow Door
The following is an excerpt from the book Lessons in Love: Moving Toward Divine Intimacy by Anne, a lay apostle
The Narrow Door
He said to them, "Try your best to enter by the narrow door, because, I tell you, many will try to enter and will not succeed" (Luke 13:24)
What is this narrow door? Why will many be unable to enter?
I think the narrow door must be the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, the doorway that leads each of us to the divine will in our lives. In order to truly enter into the heart of Jesus, we must serve Him in the way He needs us to serve. This is another way of saying that we must reduce our commitment to self-will and replace it with commitment to divine will,.
I believe that things like attachment to the opinions of others, addictions, materialism, pride, greed, anger, holding on to hurts...carrying things like these add weight and girth to us. Lord encourage us to make every effort. This tells us that Jesus expects us to cooperate with this process of holiness by relinquishing the things that weigh us down and recommitting daily to the duties of our vocations. We must ask the Lord to help us on each day to let go of our fears and attachments so that we can slip through this door and move into the light of the divine will.
He said to them, "Try your best to enter by the narrow door, because, I tell you, many will try to enter and will not succeed" (Luke 13:24)
What is this narrow door? Why will many be unable to enter?
I think the narrow door must be the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, the doorway that leads each of us to the divine will in our lives. In order to truly enter into the heart of Jesus, we must serve Him in the way He needs us to serve. This is another way of saying that we must reduce our commitment to self-will and replace it with commitment to divine will,.
I believe that things like attachment to the opinions of others, addictions, materialism, pride, greed, anger, holding on to hurts...carrying things like these add weight and girth to us. Lord encourage us to make every effort. This tells us that Jesus expects us to cooperate with this process of holiness by relinquishing the things that weigh us down and recommitting daily to the duties of our vocations. We must ask the Lord to help us on each day to let go of our fears and attachments so that we can slip through this door and move into the light of the divine will.
