Gospel: John
3:14-21
Jesus
said to Nicodemus: “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must
the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have
eternal life.”
For God
so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in
him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son
into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through
him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not
believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of
the only Son of God. And this is the verdict, that the light came into the
world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. For
everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the
light, so that his works might not be exposed. But whoever lives the truth
comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.
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Reflection:
Why do
some people decide to end their life? There are many reasons but perhaps one of
those reasons is the lack of knowledge about the infinite love of God. If only
they know beforehand the encompassing love of God they wouldn’t dare decide to
end their life.
This is
the tragedy of our modern times; many of us strive to know how to use high-tech
gadgets. Yet many of us also do not exert any effort to know this great love of
God that He freely offers to each and every one of us.
Take for
instance our Sunday Holy Mass obligation. If we attend Holy Mass with fidelity
and devotion the Holy Spirit will open our mind so that we would know this
redemptive and salvific love of God. But
sad to say, many do not give priority to this sacred Sunday Holy Mass
obligation.
God’s
love for us is encompassing. For example, if someone committed a mortal sin
such as abortion. Does this make the
person already unloved by God? The love of God is by no means constrained by
our sins even mortal sins. For God’s love is always there for us, it’s ours to
take! We have to own this love of God that He freely gives to us.
What kind
of love is this that God gives us so freely? This is a salvific love and a
redemptive love a love that saves a sinner like you and me. Yes we sin every so
often but the sin that we commit does not diminish the salvific and redemptive
love of God for us.
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