Walking with Jesus: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
For Sunday, October 20, 2024 Isaiah 53:10-11, Hebrews 4:14-16, Mark 10:35-45 When I pray, how do I come to God? Do I come with smugness , knowing He's going to answer me since I’m one of His priests? Do I come with prideful arrogance for being a priest of Jesus Christ? Do I come with overconfidence because of my own self-importance? Or do I come remembering my past , wondering if I could ever be forgiven for what I’ve done? Do I come with confidence , knowing that He created me and loves me just the way I am each time I come to Him? Do I come to Him in need , knowing He told me to always come to Him with whatever is upsetting, hurting, or worrying me? Or do I come in thankfulness and gratitude for He is my God and I am His creature in need of love? So: How do I come to God in prayer? Jesus continues to ask us — me — to look at the question of discipleship. As we heard last week when the rich young man asked what he would receive for his loyal service, Jesus is saying to look de