Gospel: John 8:21-30
You belong to this world, but I do not belong to this world. That is why I told you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins.” So they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “What I told you from the beginning. I have much to say about you in condemnation. But the one who sent me is true, and what I heard from him I tell the world.”
They did not realize that he was speaking
to them of the Father. So Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man,
then you will realize that I AM, and that I do nothing on my own, but I say
only what the Father taught me. The one who sent me is with me. He has not left
me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to him.” Because he spoke this
way, many came to believe in him.
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Reflection:
What does sin do to us? It separates us from the infinite love of God, the more we sin the more that we widen the distance between us and God. Why do we sin? We sin because we succumb to the devil’s temptation. But we are not beyond redemption for the reason that we have someone who is always there for us to save us from the bondage of sin and He’s no other than Jesus.
The moment we submit ourselves to the sacrament of Reconciliation we allow Jesus to extricate us from the bondage of sin. We allow Jesus to heal whatever wounds we have caused by our sinfulness.
As we get closer to the holiest of weeks we are slowly but surely being brought by the church closer to Jesus. For what reason is this? To make us realize about the great love and sacrifice that Jesus did on the cross. Jesus died for us on the cross, He need not die on the cross but He gave His life for His love for us.
At the end of the day it’s still upon us
if we want to permanently separate ourselves from the love of Jesus. Or if we
go to Jesus and accept His offer of salvation Jesus is always there waiting for
us ever ready to forgive whatever sins that we have committed. – Marino J.
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