Gospel:
John 5:33-36
(Jesus
said to the Jews,) You sent emissaries to John, and he testified to the truth.
I do not accept testimony from a human being, but I say this so that you may be
saved. He was a burning and shining lamp, and for a while you were content to
rejoice in his light. But I have testimony greater than John’s. The works that
the Father gave me to accomplish, these works that I perform testify on my
behalf that the Father has sent me.
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Reflection:
The
people during Jesus’ time thought that John was the promised messiah but John
humbly told them that he’s not. After John was beheaded Jesus started His three
years public ministry. Jesus called for repentance, Jesus’ healed the sick,
gave hope to the hopeless and the like.
But they
still found fault and did not believe. This is due to the scheming of the high
priest and those who were in position of authority. In this season of advent
Jesus calls us to believe in Him, to learn from Him, to have hope and to give
hope on His behalf and to repent from our sins.
As we
witness for Jesus the devil will temp us to put ourselves prominently in front
than Jesus. The devil will temp us to own for ourselves the wisdom that we
have. But let us fight these temptations by looking at John, by following his
humility and fidelity towards Jesus.
As John
has said: It is necessary that He must increase and I must decrease. (John
3:30) This must also be our guiding principle Jesus must always shine brightly
in our life. How about us? Never mind, let us simply fade away and let Jesus
take the center stage. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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