Mr 9:41-50
41Kdor vam da piti kozarec vode zaradi imena, ker ste Kristusovi – resnično, povem vam –, zagotovo ne bo izgubil svojega plačila.«
42»Kdor pohujša enega od teh malih, ki verujejo vame, bi bilo bolje zanj, da bi mu obesili mlinski kamen na vrat in ga vrgli v morje. 43Če te tvoja roka pohujšuje, jo odsekaj! Bolje je zate, da prideš pohabljen v življenje, kakor da bi imel obe roki, pa bi prišel v peklensko dolino, v neugasljivi ogenj., 45Če te tvoja noga pohujšuje, jo odsekaj! Bolje je zate, da prideš hrom v življenje, kakor da bi imel obe nogi, pa bi bil vržen v peklensko dolino.,, 47Če te tvoje oko pohujšuje, ga iztakni! Bolje je zate, da prideš z enim očesom v Božje kraljestvo, kakor da bi imel obe očesi, pa bi bil vržen v peklensko dolino,, 48kjer njihov črv ne umre in njihov ogenj ne ugasne.
49Vsakdo bo namreč z ognjem osoljen., 50Sol je dobra. Če pa sol postane neslana, s čim jo boste popravili? Imejte sol v sebi in živite v miru med seboj!«
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Refleksija on Mr 9:41-50
Navdih - 2025-02-27 Dnevna molitev
In our living the values of the kingdom of God, we must have our priorities. Our God must always come first, even at the cost of our lives. Jesus was never willing to compromise with the truth. When they could not accept his teaching about giving them his own body to eat, he simply let them walk away. What are the false gods in my life that try, at times, to take priority over God?
Jesus warns us very strongly against leading others astray by our bad example. We all have the responsibility to witness to our faith. Let us pray especially for parents in their task of bringing up their children in the faith.