“While they were all amazed at his every deed, Jesus said to his disciples, ’Pay attention to what I am telling you. The Son of Man is to be handed over to men.’” So, here are a bunch of the disciples, amazed, joyful because they witness wonderful things done by Jesus, they hear Him speak to them promising them life that never ends. But right after that, He tells them that He will die. They couldn’t comprehend it. They didn’t even try to understand what Jesus was saying. But isn’t it the same with us? When everything goes well in life, then we rejoice and we are thankful. However, when life throws at us great challenges, then our faith can be shaken, maybe even weakened, and we don’t understand -- why is this happening to me? Jesus is not trying to scare us, but to prepare us for the difficult moments that will come our way. He wants us to keep the same strong faith now and always.
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