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.”
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Reflection:
Do you
believe in the oneness of God the Father and God the Son?
We can
best summarize the first half of Jesus pronouncements in the gospel as, “Like
father like son.” We believe this because Jesus is the second person in the
Trinity. He is the word made flesh (John 1:14).
Since we
look-up to Jesus as the leader of our faith it is without doubt that we are His
followers. But are we worthy followers of Jesus? Yes, we believe His
pronouncements in the gospel about His oneness with the Father. But do we
translate this belief or this adherence to actual actions of faith?
For example, do we extend help if there’s
someone in need? Do we speak the truth when we need to speak the truth? Do we
always embody the great virtue of humility? Do we live what read in the gospel?
Do we
live the preaching of Jesus? For example, if a spouse who went ashtray will ask
for your forgiveness and wants to reconcile with you. Will you forgive and
reconcile? Or you will already slam the door and lock it permanently with unforgivingness?
These are
questions that are so hard and difficult to answer but in hindsight we have to
forgive and we have to reconcile if we truly profess to be followers of the Father
and the Son. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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