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Individual Reflection
small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the
Having heard the Holy Father’s words,
ground without your Father’s knowledge.
consider the following questions for personal
Even all the hairs of your head are counted.
and individual reflection:
So do not be afraid; you are worth more
than many sparrows. Everyone who
After this World Youth Day experience,
acknowledges me before others I will
how are God’s Word and his missionary
acknowledge before my heavenly Father.
call fresh for you?
But whoever denies me before others, I will
What remains constant for you?
deny before my heavenly Father.
What has changed?
How are you responding or now planning
Explain: Reflect on and discuss the following:
to respond to his invitation to missionary
experiences at World Youth Day and your
discipleship?
call to go out as missionary disciples?
What frightens you about the Holy Father’s
words in Evangelii Gaudium?
How does this passage relate to your
Do you find comfort in these words or do
they frighten you?
What excites you about his challenge?
Realizing that Jesus was a realist and did not
mislead the disciples with false promises,
Small Groups: Missionary Courage
we know that being his missionary disciple
Explain: In pairs (or trios), read the following
is not trouble-free. What challenges and
Gospel passage aloud (Mt 10:26-33).
difficulties do you imagine you will face
after WYD as a missionary disciple?
Therefore do not be afraid of them.
Nothing is concealed that will not be
Jesus says to “speak in the light” what you
have received. How do you plan to do that,
revealed, nor secret that will not be known.
realizing your own circumstances and
What I say to you in the darkness, speak in
environment in which you live and work?
the light; what you hear whispered,
proclaim on the housetops. And do not be
The devotion of Divine Mercy, with its
afraid of those who kill the body but cannot
origins in Poland, encourages us to trust in
kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one
Jesus. How trusting are you of God to take
who can destroy both soul and body in
care of you when you are challenged for
Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a
your faith or your mercy towards others?
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