Gospel:
John5:31-47
Jesus
said to the Jews: “If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true. But
there is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that the testimony he
gives on my behalf is true. You sent emissaries to John, and he testified to
the truth. I do not accept human testimony, 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. Moreover, the Father who sent me has
testified on my behalf. But you have never heard his voice nor seen his form,
and you do not have his word remaining in you, because you do not believe in
the one whom he has sent. You search the Scriptures, because you think you have
eternal life through them; even they testify on my behalf. But you do not want
to come to me to have life.
“I do not
accept human praise; moreover, I know that you do not have the love of God in
you. I came in the name of my Father, but you do not accept me; yet if another
comes in his own name, you will accept him. How can you believe, when you
accept praise from one another and do not seek the praise that comes from the
only God? Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father: the one who
will accuse you is Moses, in whom you have placed your hope. For if you had
believed Moses, you would have believed me, because he wrote about me. But if
you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”
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Reflection:
How are
you as a witness for Jesus? Do you live and share His teachings? A good witness
for Jesus is someone who walks with Him all through the seasons of his/her
life. What would you get for witnessing for Jesus?
There would
be instances that you would be ridiculed. It doesn’t matter anyway because
everything is worth it for Jesus. You may not immediately see the fruits of
your witnessing for Jesus but in His own perfect time you shall harvest those
fruits.
In our
gospel Jesus mentions John the Baptist who prepared the way for Him. John told
those who were acclaiming him to be the messiah that he was not. He told them
that something greater is to come after him and it was none other than Jesus.
John was
an effective witness for Jesus because he did not grab the credit that was only
due for Jesus. He was content to fade away so that Jesus would be highlighted
more. With John’s witness for Jesus we are educated about lessons on humility.
That humility is one of the best if not the best virtue that we could harness
so that we can effectively bring and lead others to Jesus. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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