Reflection for Sunday January 15, Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: John 1:29-34

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:

Would we be willing to give our life so that others may live? Jesus did that for us, He gave His very life on the cross so that we may live and have life. What have we given Jesus in return? Have we thought of silently helping the poor and unwanted which Jesus always represent? 

We often have this me and myself mentality; me first, myself first before the wellbeing of others. But Jesus did not think of Himself first, it was us first and never Himself otherwise He would not have freely given His life on the cross.  

Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world as John the Baptist referred Him to be in our gospel. Let us not simply forget this ultimate sacrifice of Jesus by doing nothing, by not helping the poor and unwanted. We have to do something good for them no matter how small or insignificant for this is our responsibility. 

Just imagine the good that we will be doing if we would help the poor and unwanted. What we do to the poor and unwanted we do to Jesus. We help the poor we help Jesus, we give water and food to the poor and unwanted we give it to Jesus. Let us never worry for whatever help that we silently give to the poor Jesus will give back to us in manifold ways. 

Have you silently given help to the poor? - Marino J. Dasmarinas