Do people sometimes tell you things that you find hard to believe? When such occurrences come to pass, do you take the time to verify their validity or do you just take someone's word? ... and if you should doubt, do you bother to pursue the investigation in case it might be true or do you just dismiss the news as idle gossip?
When Jesus tried to speak with his followers about heaven, many of them were shocked at the words he was using (cf Jn 6:61). Some of them even complained: This saying is hard, who can accept it (Jn 6:60), and many of those who were following after him left and returned to their former ways of life (cf Jn 6:66).
It's not easy to be a disciple of Jesus. There are many temptations attempting to lure us into believing that we are somehow making a mistake, that we should turn back and return to more familiar territory, but to do so would be to sell ourselves short; remember that God knows what we're capable of and he believes in us. Still, the choice is up to us. Each day we must choose to follow Jesus. If we are convinced that this is the right path to follow, even despite the pressure to turn away, we too will respond like Simon Peter did: Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (Jn 6:68).
Have a great day.
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