Gospel: John 15:26—16:4a
Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Advocate comes whom I will send
you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will
testify to me. And you also testify, because you have been with me from the
beginning.
“I have told you this so that you may not fall away. They will expel you
from the synagogues; in fact, the hour is coming when everyone who kills you
will think he is offering worship to God. They will do this because they have
not known either the Father or me. I have told you this so that when their hour
comes you may remember that I told you.”
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Reflection:
Why do others kill for their religion? For example, those who blow up
themselves in the midst of people so that they could kill as many as possible.
They do this because they do not know Jesus. Yes they have a God but what their
God is teaching is not what Jesus is teaching us.
Jesus preaches compassion, love, sacrifice and humility this is always
what Jesus is teaching us. Jesus never taught us to spread violence and to blow
ourselves into kingdom come so that we could inflict damage and fear.
What are we going to do to them? Should we face violence with violence of
course not for the simple reason that violence is not in the resume and teachings
of Jesus. We should rather pray for them so that they can be converted and
enlightened.
Nothing is impossible for our God, we therefore should continue to pray
for the conversion of those who continue to inflict hatred upon us. They may be
members of our family, they may be our former friends or anybody whose
objective is to create catastrophic damage and fear upon humanity. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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