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Emmaus or Jerusalem?

by Father Brian J. Soliven on Sunday April 23, 2023

The heart of the Christian disciple is one who trusts ferociously in God’s plan. We are asked to let go and put our trust in the hands of our Heavenly Father. After His resurrection, Jesus tells St. Peter, the first pope, Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.” (Cf. John 21:18). In other words, if you want to truly be a Christian, let me lead you. The road always leads to Jerusalem.