Authentic Discipleship

The great commissioning of Jesus Christ to his disciples was at the scene of the Ascension, where he mandated them to “go and make disciples of all nations.” We are all called to be his disciples, however sometimes it feels like we are just the fans of Jesus, much like the crowd in a football stadium. We merely admire Jesus but would not be ready to take up the cross and follow him. The cost of discipleship can be your very life, and therefore it is the challenge of Christian living that we must be prepared to give our life to the Lord. It is in partaking in his suffering and death that one can have the mark of true discipleship. We have this challenge to pay the full cost of discipleship to truly follow Jesus in his mission. To do this one has to develop this sense of inner freedom, to go wherever the Spirit of God beckons us. St. Louis Marie de Montfort in his “Prayer for Missionaries” implored the Lord to grant him followers who are free, with the freedom of the Holy Spirit, and courageous to face all adversity to bear witness to Jesus Christ and his Good News. This retreat time will lead the participants to reflect and pray for with the guide of St. Louis Marie de Montfort, the freedom and courage to be true disciples of Jesus and not just admiring from the periphery.