Jesus’ promise comes as an answer to the question to Peter, “those who have given up in my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life”. He is faithful in His promises always, unlike us who break our promises for the sake of convenience.
I remember the story of a Muslim convert. He was a born and brought up in a fundamental Muslim family. At his youth he was married from the same community. But soon after the birth of his child he was diagnosed with blood cancer. He spent almost all his money for the treatment but no improvement was shown in his body. The doctors told him that there is no more medication possible. At that time a catholic friend advised him to go for a catholic retreat in a famous retreat center and he attended the retreat in secret. On the last day of the retreat he was touched by Love of Jesus. He was cured fully. He decided to dedicate his life for Christ and got baptized after 6 months. When he embraced Christ he was rejected by his parents. The Muslim society was even threatened him to kill him. Therefore he was in underground for 4 months after his baptism. But later people began to accept him as he is, but still no access to his father or mother or his siblings.
In an interview he once told, “For the sake of Jesus I left everything, the father, mother, siblings and the society. Now all the families of the parish consider me as a member in their family. I have so many fathers, mothers and siblings. I have a big community to support me”. And he added, “Christ is faithful in His Promises”.
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