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People are sometimes frightened of following Jesus because they are frightened of losing things. To renounce certain values and certain goods that apparently bring human fulfillment is terribly difficult. Many today would rather not choose to follow him. But Jesus tells us (Mark 10: 28-31) that if we do accept the renunciation of father, mother, children, brothers, sisters and land, we will receive these again a hundred-fold, with persecutions, in this life and in the next.
That is a good bet. But it calls for belief.
Jean Vanier Community and Growth
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