In today's Gospel reading from Mark 12, Jesus in telling the parable of the tenants to the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders quoted this Scripture passage: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes? Of course, the Lord is referring the stone to himself. When he was rejected, he suffered so much as to die on the cross for us. If we love him and wish to follow him, we must not be afraid of any sufferings that come our way. To suffer for his sake is the key to freedom and salvation. Not wanting to suffer in a way amounts to not wanting to make heaven.
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