17 | Could You Lay Down Your Life for Another? | August 30, 2026 | Fr. Travis Stephens, PhD
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17 | Could You Lay Down Your Life for Another? | August 30, 2026 | Fr. Travis Stephens, PhD
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Self-emptying is part of what it means to be a Christian. Following Christ means learning to put God and others before ourselves, and that kind of self-sacrifice does not happen all at once. We grow into it through the small sacrifices and daily opportunities to die to ourselves that God places before us.
In this homily, Fr. Travis Stephens reflects on Christian love as willing the good of another. Rather than focusing on ourselves, our own comfort or what we want, Christ calls us to choose what is good for God and for the people around us, even when that choice costs us something.
The prophet Jeremiah knew this kind of self-denial. His fidelity to God's call brought suffering, rejection and discouragement. Peter, too, had to learn that Jesus was not the kind of Messiah the world expected. Christ would save us not through worldly power, but through suffering, self-emptying love and ultimately the Cross.
Fr. Travis also reflects on the remarkable example of a border guard who continued directing people to safety as a devastating flash flood approached. When the flood came, he was swept away while still carrying out his duty. His final act of sacrifice points to an important lesson: the ability to give ourselves for others is formed long before the moment of crisis.