WWJD: The Call To a Radical Faith for Perseverance
WWJD: What would Jesus Do The Call to a Radical Faith for Perseverance /ˈradək(ə)l/ adj. far-reaching or thorough. In our day-to-day lives, we will find ourselves in sticky situations and we find ourselves questioning how we ever got into it despite exercising caution. or sometimes, situations led to us by people whom we endear the most and suddenly left us out during trials. In today's Gospel, the Lord has clearly instructed how we should respond to such situations which may require us to choose between standing for our faith and on the other hand, resorting to our own ways in finding recourse in all our own human capacity 'til we tire ourselves. The only requirement to get through is to persevere. How do we actually persevere despite the hardships? Fear will always overtake us--no one is ever exempted but Jesus says in today's word : (Luke 21:14-16) "Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in sp...