Gospel: Mark 12:35-37
As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said, “How do the scribes
claim that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, inspired by the Holy
Spirit, said: The Lord said to my lord,‘Sit at my right hand until I place your
enemies under your feet.’ David himself calls him ‘lord’; so how is he his
son?”The great crowd heard this with delight.
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Reflection:
Son of David, Messiah and
Christ these three names have a common denominator one way or the other it
means Savior. And who else is this savior? It’s none other than Jesus but
unlike our common notion of a savior who comes in with swashbuckling powers ala
avengers. Jesus our savior has none of their powers.
His power is derived in
His being powerless and His heroic action is not shown with swaggering super
human exploits. It is rather shown in his humility and self-sacrifice. Let us
reflect and ponder on the powerless Jesus on the cross and let us discover His
power underneath it.
During the time of Jesus,
the scribes were Jewish scholars and teachers of the law they didn’t believe
that Jesus was both human and divine. To them Jesus was only human and as they
claim the human Jesus is the Son of David or descendant of King David.
But David inspired by the
Holy Spirit called Him Lord, Jesus was indirectly telling the Jews that if
David called Him Lord. Then they should also believe in Him as the Son of God
not as a son of David.
There are many more who
are not fully aware of Jesus’ humanity and divinity: we are therefore being
challenged by the Lord to help Him spread the gospel. Would we help the Lord
spread the gospel? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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