As a member of the Ignatian Colleagues Program (ICP), I recently traveled to Nicaragua for a week-long immersion into the culture and history of the country and to engage with the people in the capital, Managua, and its surrounding areas, as well as mountain villages beyond the city of Estelí.
In today’s passage, Jesus speaks to his disciples on the way to Jerusalem, foreshadowing the extreme suffering that he would undergo for our redemption.
Why did Jesus endure such horrendous suffering and ultimate death on the cross? Because of a passionate love for mankind! Reflecting upon his act of sacrifice—the lengths to which he went to reach us—reveals something about the importance of reaching out to those outside of our close circles, those whom we see as being “different.”
