--- title: Daily Readings Reflection for 5/25/10 description: Daily Readings Reflection for 5/25/10 --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2010/05/25/daily-readings-reflection-for-52510#) # Daily Readings Reflection for 5/25/10 May 25, 2010 10:03:36 AM  |  by [Guest](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/guest) Reflection on Today’s Daily Readings by Fr. Bertrand Buby, SM [Today’s Readings](http://www.usccb.org/nab/) Scripture: May 25. Lectionary # 347. I Peter 1:10-16. Psalm 98: 1.2-3.3-4. Mark 10:28-31. Our baptismal epistle continues giving us more of God's living revelation about our salvation.  The sacrament of Baptism and the preaching of the Gospel are the graces we receive through our belief; these lead us through life towards its ultimate goal which is our union with God and with one another.  The writer of the epistle goes under the name of Peter, the foundation apostle for the Church.  It is a clear revelatory essay that refers to the prophetic announcement of salvation through the guidance of the Spirit.  We are reminded again of our salvation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus signified and realized through our Baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Spirit. Peter is also the person who is asking a burning question of Jesus in today's Markan narrative. It deals with the cost of discipleship which makes such demands as total detachment from family, brothers and sisters, mother and father, and children--which also means, as in the case of Peter, detachment from his spouse!  These are hard demands and sayings of Jesus for becoming a follower of the Lord.  Peter wants to know what is the real meaning of this demand and whether it is worth following. Paradoxically, Jesus answers by saying all of the above will come back a hundredfold to the one who truly understands and commits self to following the Lord. We see how demanding that call is not only for Peter and the other disciples of Jesus but for ourselves. Can we really make such a commitment? How are we to understand these words of Jesus which cut through our very being as humans?  We are told that God is not outdone in generosity and that the burden of following the Lord is not heavy.  We are confused by the differences we hear and then the reply of Jesus that all will come back to us in a hundredfold.  Is this call to be taken literally as this text seems to say? Or have we a spiritual message here that is emphatic, prophetic, and transforming?  Am I willing to accept such a call to discipleship?  Do I see this in Mark's Gospel as the call to follow Jesus to the Cross?  It is named by spiritual writers as the Gospel of the Cross.  And am I willing to make such a leap of faith in following the Lord Jesus? The passage is seen within the context of the man who could not follow Jesus because of his possessions and is followed immediately by the third prediction of the death of Jesus.  This helps us to pray and meditate on the deepest meaning of the text. Here is what the commentator in the New Jerome Biblical Commentary says about the verses: "Peter as spokesman for the disciples juxtaposes their actions to the missed opportunity of the rich man (Mark 10:17-22).  Jesus promises rewards not only in the eschaton (the endtime)but also in the present, when a disciple can enjoy a rich social and religious fellowship.  ...the saying is encouragement to disciples about the reality of the "great reversal." The rewards of discipleship surpass the sacrifices now and in the future."  The fact that there was no monasticism nor religious vowed commitment to Jesus makes the statement even more perplexing.  Amen. ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2010%2F05%2F25%2Fdaily-readings-reflection-for-52510%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2010%2F05%2F25%2Fdaily-readings-reflection-for-52510%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2010%2F05%2F25%2Fdaily-readings-reflection-for-52510%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Daily%20Readings%20Reflection%20for%205%2F25%2F10) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2010%2F05%2F25%2Fdaily-readings-reflection-for-52510%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2010%2F05%2F25%2Fdaily-readings-reflection-for-52510%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Guest](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Profile%203.jpg) ### [Guest](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/guest) We welcome guest contributors who graciously volunteer their writing for our readers. 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