Matthew 19:23-30
Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Truly I tell you, it will
be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it
is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is
rich to enter the kingdom of God.’ When the disciples heard this, they were
greatly astounded and said, ‘Then who can be saved?’ But Jesus looked at them
and said, ‘For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.’
Then Peter said in reply, ‘Look, we have left everything and
followed you. What then will we have?’ Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you,
at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man is seated on the throne of
his glory, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging
the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or
sisters or father or mother or children or fields, for my name’s sake, will
receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life. But many who are first
will be last, and the last will be first.
Reflection
Does my faith in Jesus remain in words only?
How I follow him with my actions?