A Letter to our Family and Friends: Is it Worth the Sacrifice?
Then Peter said to him in reply, “We have given up everything and followed you. What will there be for us?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you that you who have followed me… when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory, will yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life.” ( Matthew 19:27-29) When the Lord calls people into mission He also calls them to give up a lot, “sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor… Then come, follow me” (Luke 18:22) . We gave up a lot of things by answering Gods call to be missionaries in Haiti; cars, jobs we loved, high speed internet and Chick-fil-a. But one of the hardest things to give up was the people in our lives, our family and friends, our parish community and all the big moments in our loved ones lives....