{"id":3302,"date":"2025-07-04T12:40:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T07:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/?p=3302"},"modified":"2025-07-04T12:40:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T07:10:50","slug":"long-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/long-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking to live a long life on earth, there&#8217;s a valuable teaching from Jesus Christ that can guide you. As recorded in Matthew 9:37 and Luke 10:2, Jesus said to his disciples, &#8220;The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.&#8221; This passage suggests that those who serve Jesus faithfully and efficiently will be valued and retained on earth for a long time, as there is little work for them in heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To become a disciple of Jesus and reap the benefits of a long life, one must obey the Ten Commandments and the teachings of the Catholic Church. Jesus promises &#8220;fullness of life&#8221; to those who follow him, as stated in John 10:10, &#8220;I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>However, it&#8217;s essential to note that we shouldn&#8217;t judge individuals who pass away prematurely. As Jesus teaches in Matthew 7:1-5 and Luke 6:37-38, &#8220;Do not judge, and you will not be judged.&#8221; Instead, we should focus on being good and efficient workers for Jesus, allowing him to guide us and keep us on earth as long as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve this, we must remain vigilant and allow the Holy Trinity to abide in us. As Jesus says in John 15:4, &#8220;Abide in me, as I abide in you.&#8221; By observing the Commandments, receiving Holy Communion, and following the teachings of the Bible, we can foster a deep relationship with God and live a life filled with purpose and meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: The above is from the point of view of the author<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8211; Marceline Rebello<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking to live a long life on earth, there&#8217;s a valuable teaching from Jesus Christ that can guide you. As recorded in Matthew 9:37 and Luke 10:2, Jesus said to his disciples, &#8220;The harvest is plentiful, but the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pormoll"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3302"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3303,"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3302\/revisions\/3303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}