Discipleship

How then do we see a difference between His followers and His disciples? We see His disciples in relationship with Him, living, traveling, and learning from Him. They ask Him hard questions when they don’t understand. He washes their feet. He breaks bread with them. And on the night Judas betrays Him, He takes them into the garden with Him as He prays to God the Father. It is through Jesus’ actions that He reveals the love He has for His disciples. 

Today the Church reaches out as the bride of our Savior in generosity for the widowed, the orphaned, and the lost. As Christians, God calls us into discipleship, bringing the salt and light to the world, and loving one another, regardless of our differences, because we are all His children.

Prayer

Father God, thank You for sending Your Son and our Savior, Jesus, to Earth. We know, through His example, how to love others beyond our own human ability. Help us learn to live as victors when faced with challenging circumstances and how to seek You in prayer and quiet moments—both in joy and despair. Make us brave enough to take up the role of leadership and help a brother or sister discover a relationship with You. I pray, Father, that You make an opportunity for me to show love to someone who may feel unlovable, generosity to someone in need, and tenderheartedness to someone with a heart of stone. Lord, make me a vessel overflowing with Your love toward any that do not know You. I pray they come to know You through the abundance You have given me. Amen.