The younger generation longs for a great ideal. There is no greater ideal than following Jesus radically. Jesus says: “Everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.” (Mk 9:49-50) Therefore, we must be persistent in radically following Jesus. We must have salt, the fire of zeal, within us. At the same time, our old self must be crucified in our everyday life; in other words, we must lose “our own” for the sake of Jesus. Otherwise, we will not be at peace with each other! Holiness lies in walking steadfastly in faith through life. Every day we need to be filled with the zeal of the Gospel, never ceasing to be salt, never conforming to the spirit of the world, which tries to lead us away from Jesus through trifles. Therefore, we must be vigilant and radical so that we do not fall into their traps. We cannot remove the traps, but we must guard our saltiness! Jesus says: “Be the salt. Be the light.” (cf. Mt 5:13-16)

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