Fourth Sunday of Lent - Follow Him

Found on Inward/Outward. This is a "distillation of the Gospel" at the heart of Madonna House and is referred to as "The Little Mandate."

How to Follow Jesus
By Catherine Doherty

Arise — go! Sell all you possess. Give it directly, personally to the poor. Take up My cross (their cross) and follow Me, going to the poor, being poor, being one with them, one with Me.

Little — be always little! Be simple, poor, childlike.

Preach the Gospel with your life — without compromise! Listen to the Spirit. He will lead you.

Do little things exceedingly well for love of Me.

Love... love... love, never counting the cost.

Go into the marketplace and stay with Me. Pray, fast. Pray always, fast.

Be hidden. Be a light to your neighbour’s feet. Go without fear into the depth of men’s hearts. I shall be with you.

Pray always. I will be your rest.

I know it is not this week's Gospel, the man born blind. Or is it? What if we followed Jesus into the streets on the Sabbath instead of going to church? Would we get in the same trouble? What if we followed Jesus into the world where the blind can be given sight? Would we get in trouble?

What if we simply followed the simplicity of Jesus?

What a concept.

Maybe it is this week's (and every week's) Gospel.