No One Takes My Life from Me

How do you respond when you encounter difficult moments? Do you allow your life in Christ, your peace and joy to be taken from you? In this episode, Dr. Sri examines Christ’s arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane and explains how we can lay down our lives instead of having our life taken from us.

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Do not let the difficult moments you encounter take the peace and joy of Christ from you.

Pilgrimage to Rome with Dr. Edward Sri

Dr. Sri recently announced that he will be taking a pilgrimage to Rome June 22-30 of this year. For more information, email rome.edwardsri@gmail.com.

Resources for Lent from Dr. Sri

Pocket Guide to the Stations of the Cross

• The Pocket Guide to the Stations of the Cross invites Catholics to discover the depths of Christ’s love shown to us by his passion and death. In this beautiful book, readers will find a guide to accompany them and help them meditate on Christ’s Passion.

No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk Through Christ’s Passion Study Set

• No Greater Love is a biblical pilgrimage that reveals Christ’s amazing love for us. Dr. Sri guides you through the last hours of Christ’s life, from the garden of Gethsemane to Mount Calvary. Experience a deeper understanding and appreciation of God’s immeasurable and unconditional love for you—grow closer to Jesus than you ever have before.

Looking for the Hand of God

There are so many things that can come up during Lent. Rather than seeing these things as problems, try to see them as places where God can meet us.

Jesus Lays Down His Life

If we read through this passage in Scripture, it is clear that Christ is not surprised by his arrest. He doesn’t try to flee. He goes to meet his betrayer Judas and those coming to take him away. The way in which Jesus meets his betrayers is a reminder of what he says in John 10:17-18 “No one takes my life from me. I lay it down of my own accord.” Jesus is the master of this situation. He is basically giving permission to those coming to arrest him.

Laying Down Your Life

How do you respond when bad things happen or when you’re disappointed? When things come up in life, it can be so difficult not to lose our interior peace. However, we must strive to see God’s hand in it. We can acknowledge the disappointment but then we must ask for God’s help in responding well. We must acknowledge that God is in charge.

Unite Your Suffering with Christ

I can take the hurt that I feel and offer it up out of love. We can choose to accept the bad or disappointing things that happen to us. However, we do not have to lose our life in Christ, our joy and peace. We can unite our suffering with Christ in these moments.

Call on the Name of God

When you face difficult moments, don’t let those situations take your life from you. Speak the name of God. Make the Sign of the Cross. Call on the Person of the Holy Trinity. In the Garden of Gethsemane, the soldiers who came to arrest Christ fell to the ground when Christ called upon the name of God. So, call on God’s name. The enemy will fall to the ground.