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Straight from the Heart
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 AM I HIS DISCIPLE?
- By Carolle Bautista
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When we ask
ourselves the question “Am I His Disciple?,” we must have reflected our
uncertainty on the courses of actions we take trying to become a good
and effective disciple of Christ.
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During the times
of the twelve apostles, who were the first disciples of Christ, we have
seen how they have been guided by Jesus Christ and were asked to make
disciples of all nations. Some gave up their lives and died as martyrs
leading their lives the way a true disciple of Christ should live.
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In the present
times, we could truly become the disciples of Jesus Christ by the manner
by which we live our lives. We could be a father, a mother, a daughter
or a son, a grandmother or a grandfather. Whatever vocation we are in
does not really matter, as long as we follow in the footste
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of Christ, our Lord.
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We take the
example of a typical family, where the father works the whole day (and
for some, many hours of the night) in the office: How can he become
a disciple of Christ in his office, among the people who might have
admired and respected him, among the people who might have hated and
opposed him? And when he comes home to his wife and children, how does
he show that he is a real disciple of Christ? Does he spend time with
his family reading the Bible or praying, no matter how briefly each day,
or is he burned out and tired upon coming home that all he could do is
sleep, or for some, watch television?
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For a mother who
stays the whole day with the children, how can she set herself as an
example of a disciple of Christ to her children? Is she able to
encourage her children to have Christ-like values, where God is the
center of life, not the TV, the toys, or the so many diversions of today
in the malls? Are her prayers transformed into action, where the
children see in her a mirror where they would rather pray with her than
play? In the mother’s activities with other fellow mothers, where they
try to reach out to the less fortunate, is she able to see also and
prioritize the concerns of her household staff, who might be in need as
well?
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For the daughters
and the sons who go to school, do they know the meaning of what it is to
be a disciple of Christ? Are they ashamed to stand up for what is right
in the eyes of God, because it is not “cool” in the eyes of their fellow
students? How many of them would rather be hanging out with their
friends than be seen walking together with their parents in their
campus? How many of them have used bad language because it is the “in”
thing among friends, yet the parents not the least suspecting?
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to be a disciple of Christ and it would never be easy, unless we submit
our total being to the Lord and recognize that He is the Christ in our
daily lives. We should believe that we could be His disciples, no
matter how hard it is to deal with the people in our midst, and heed
Ezekiel’s call. In Ezekiel 2, verses 3 – 4 and verse 7, “He said: ‘Son
of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that
has rebelled against me; them and their fathers have been in revolt
against me to this very day. The people to whom I am sending you are
obstinate and stubborn.’ You must speak my words to them, whether they
listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious.”
- TELL US LIKE IT IS!
- Has something
wonderful and unique happened in your life lately? Did God answer your
prayer in a very unexpected way? Did you, like Isaiah, meet God’s
whisper?
- Have you felt His
powerful hand working in your life recently?
- Everyday, people are
experiencing God’s mighty Word in their lives and it is a pity that very
few know about it. Do you have a story to tell? Some Good News to
share?
- E-mail us (genesis@catholic.org) or fax us
(021-6627384), and tell us about it. That’s right! You don’t have to be
a great writer to do this. We can help you write it – just tell us like
it is!
- Don’t forget to write
the subject: “Let Me Tell You A
Story”
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