"Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men." Philippians 2:5-7
As Christians, we are called to follow Christ.
Obviously, one of the best ways to follow Christ is to imitate him. We do that by observing what is written above, which was read in Palm Sunday Mass today. We need to imitate Christ's humility in our livelihoods. It's one thing to flaunt your absolute power around so that everybody can see it. Nobody likes when a person shows off like that. But, at the same time, we all know that if we were given such power we would be guilty of flaunting it before everybody.
Jesus came into this world in order to change all of us, so that we can all come closer to God than we ever would have been able to in the past. However, Jesus didn't come to the world to change things that would conform to our own needs. We obviously do just fine without that sort of change, hurting all of those around us and exalting our own selves above everybody else. In fact, Jesus came to change everything, especially our thinking. Jesus came to show us how to live a life of helping others out. Jesus served us so that we might have an example of how to live our lives.
We read the Passion in Mass today, and that shows us how much Jesus loves us. He went through all sorts of suffering so that we would be free from it. He went through Hell so that we could go to Heaven. Jesus shows us that the important thing is to remember to focus all your might to love. Love God. Love your neighbors. Love yourself.
During Holy Week, allow for the gospel of love and humility to take hold of your life. Let Jesus grow in you. Let this week be the first step to greater spiritual growth.
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