Actions Matter: Following Christ on the Narrow Road | Alive 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time | All Saints Parish

2025-08-19

This week on Alive, Fr. Jonathan Meyer reflects on the Gospel for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Luke 13). At first glance, today’s passage is tough — Jesus warns that the way to heaven is a narrow gate and that not everyone who calls on His name will enter. Yet hidden in this challenge is a message of good news: people will come from the north and south, east and west, to recline at the table of the Kingdom of God. Fr. Meyer unpacks three key lessons from this Gospel: We must walk the

This week on Alive, Fr. Jonathan Meyer reflects on the Gospel for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Luke 13).

At first glance, today’s passage is tough — Jesus warns that the way to heaven is a narrow gate and that not everyone who calls on His name will enter. Yet hidden in this challenge is a message of good news: people will come from the north and south, east and west, to recline at the table of the Kingdom of God.

Fr. Meyer unpacks three key lessons from this Gospel:

We must walk the narrow way — we can’t live however we please and expect heaven.
Our actions matter — faith and deeds go hand in hand.
We are called to be servants, putting others before ourselves, for “the last will be first and the first will be last.”

The narrow way is not a burden — it is the road to peace, joy, and eternal life.

✝️ Take time this week to reflect on this Gospel and discuss the questions below with a friend. Together, let’s walk the narrow path that leads to Christ and His Kingdom.

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