18 March 2015 - GOSPEL: John 5:17-30

Tuesday of the 4th Week of Lent

GOSPEL: John 5:17-30

Jesus answered the Jews:
"My Father is at work until now, so I am at work."
For this reason they tried all the more to kill him,
because he not only broke the sabbath
but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God.

Jesus answered and said to them,
"Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own,
but only what he sees the Father doing;
for what he does, the Son will do also.
For the Father loves the Son
and shows him everything that he himself does,
and he will show him greater works than these,
so that you may be amazed.
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life,
so also does the Son give life to whomever he wishes.
Nor does the Father judge anyone,
but he has given all judgment to the Son,
so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.
Whoever does not honor the Son
does not honor the Father who sent him.
Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my word
and believes in the one who sent me
has eternal life and will not come to condemnation,
but has passed from death to life.
Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now here
when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God,
and those who hear will live.
For just as the Father has life in himself,
so also he gave to the Son the possession of life in himself.
And he gave him power to exercise judgment,
because he is the Son of Man.
Do not be amazed at this,
because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs
will hear his voice and will come out,
those who have done good deeds
to the resurrection of life,
but those who have done wicked deeds
to the resurrection of condemnation.

"I cannot do anything on my own;
I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just,
because I do not seek my own will
but the will of the one who sent me."

Reflection:

In today's Gospel, v see that Jesus is d covenant of d pple – d 1 who was sent to redeem d pple.

He also makes it quite clear that He & d Father r one & they both act in d same way: as Jesus is merciful to those who come to Him, so too is d Father. As Jesus was tender & compassionate, so too is our Father.

The only person Jesus mentions is His Father & He insists that He can do nothing without his Father's help. "I cannot do anything on my own….I seek to do the will of him who sent me."

V all experience pain, worry & anxiety in different degrees at different times. Sometimes v despair and even question God's love.

But Jesus has taken our human flesh on Himself, which means He is one with us in our pain, worry and anxiety. Our God who gave us Jesus is close to all who call on Him.

Do u feel His comfort?

Prayer:

Jesus, v thank You for working on our concerns & answering our prayers. We thank You, for You do not tire or grow weary in helping us. V recognize that all d good things v hv in our life hv come bz of ur blessings. V praise You for Ur mercy & grace that sustain us.  Amen.

Jesus loves u. Hv a beautiful day ahead. God bless.

"Trust in God & ur problems will cum to an end,
Bz God solves them & He is ur True Friend."

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