“At harvest time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.” (Matthew 13:30)

Jesus once said, “The kingdom of heaven is laid hold of forcefully.”

Every one of us has been invited to become a holy person, to become another Christ, but we must work hard.

On the road to holiness, we will confront a lot of difficulties and resistance. One time, Paul asked Jesus to remove the thorn in his flesh so that he could better serve the Lord wholeheartedly. Jesus replied, ‘My grace is sufficient for you.’ What Jesus meant was: To follow the Lord is not to have everything ready and be free of sufferings; as long as we do God’s will, all else will be completed by Him.

Today, we still live in a moment of grace as we can begin anew at any given time. Even though Peter denied being Jesus’ disciple three times, Jesus was still glad to hear how Peter repeatedly declared: “Lord, you know I love you!”

Let us become the wheat of Christ.