I remember a friend
of mine telling us that she was bothered by the fact that she wasn't prepared
to be a martyr. I don't know if she said her spiritual director told her (or I
imagined telling her) she might not be called to be one. Putting it more bluntly,
imagine God telling her, "Bakit? Who said I wanted you to be one?" I guess that kind of thinking qualifies as useless anxiety.
In that sense then,
persecution for one's faith and martyrdom is a special gift from God granted
only to a few people and the Gospel for today reassures us that when the
situation comes (if it ever does), the graces needed to get through it will be provided.
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