Matthew 10:17–22
Jesus said to his disciples, “Beware of them, for they
will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues; and you will
be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and
the Gentiles. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak
or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that
time; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking
through you. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and
children will rise against parents and have them put to death; and you will be
hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be
saved.”
Reflection
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What is my feeling to read this
gospel passage immediately after Christmas?
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Do I make peace with any
suffering that comes my way?