St Lukes Podcast

As humans there are natural levels of believing that take place in our lives. Whether we have been raised in the faith or we are a convert, there will always be a level of doubt involved. St. Thomas exhibited this doubt in a healthy way that we can all learn from; when once he had seen the risen Lord, he went on to become a martyr preaching the Gospel.

As Mary Magdalene waited and sought our Lord diligently and could not bear to be apart from Him, so too let us in His glorious resurrection feast and celebrate and be joyful that our Lord is risen and desire to never be apart from Him!

This is our hour. Christ Himself was telling us that we each have a choice, that this is our hour to move toward Christ or to reject Him. To suffer for His sake and glorify Him or to move away from Him and become what is opposite to Him.

God doesn’t need anything and we as His creation cannot give Him anything He needs. Yet because of His great love He has given to us free will. And through that we have a choice to turn to Him or to turn away from Him. Our Lord may not need anything but He greatly desires our hearts to be with Him.

Just as the sinner woman came and gave all that she had to Christ so we too are called not only within this week but for our whole lives to give everything we have unto Christ.

The Church in her wisdom provides us many readings for us to be reminded that this week we should be examining our hearts and asking ourselves this one question; are prepared to meet our Lord and be wedded to Him?

As we read from the Gospel of Luke of Christ calling us to walk along the narrow path and strive to enter into the narrow gate, let us all examine ourselves and ask; is my life permeated by Christ? This is what Passion Week is trying to instil within us and ultimately for us to constantly for the rest of our lives be striving for; that in everything we do we see Christ our Lord.

The first night of passion week is an opportunity for us to discover God, so that upon reaching the resurrection we can partake of Christ wholeheartedly. And when we discover Christ we don't begin to despise the things around us but rather find the beauty in all things.

Our Lord Jesus Christ has called us to imitate Him. Just as He came riding on a donkey into Jerusalem, showing great humility we too are called to great levels of humility!

Tune in as Mark Ishak speaks about the man born blind how we can as he did follow Christ and forsake everything.