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:
Do you live the virtue of Humility? CS Lewis once said: “Humility is not
thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.”
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 core of his
bones. 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 our Lord. This kind of humble demeanor without a
doubt was 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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