Gospel: John 1:29-34
John the Baptist saw
Jesus coming toward him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away
the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, 'A man is coming after me
who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.' I did not know him, but
the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to
Israel." John testified further, saying, "I saw the Spirit come down
like a dove from the sky and remain upon him. I did not know him, but the one
who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'On whomever you see the Spirit come
down and remain, he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' Now I
have seen and testified that he is the Son of God."
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Reflection:
Sickness if not
treated could eventually be fatal it could kill us because it will gradually
defeat our immune system. Sin like sickness if not healed early could also lead
to fatal consequence such as spiritual death. Wherein a person will have no
more qualms of committing sin until he/she dies.
When John the
Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him, he said this: “Behold, the Lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the world. John recognized the true identity of Jesus
because he lived the virtue of humility to the hilt. There was no fakery and pretension,
it was authentic humility.
We also always hear
these words of John when we go to Holy Mass. The priest raises the Sacred Host
and pronounces these very words of John at Holy Mass before Holy Communion as the faithful
kneel and fix its gaze upon it with deep reverence.
Jesus will heal us
from all of our sins no matter how grave. But we have to humble ourselves
before Him. This kind of humble demeanor without a doubt is with John thus John
was able to recognize the majesty of Jesus over anyone else.
We will never
recognize the magnificence of Jesus if we don’t have humility. And we will
never fully grasp the reason why John called Jesus the lamb of God. If we are
not ready to strip ourselves with anything that is contrary to the virtue of
humility. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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