5th Sunday of Lent
Gospel – John 12:20-33
“I tell you, most solemnly, unless a wheat grain falls on the ground and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest”. This Word of God explains the profound meaning of suffering. The falling of the grain on the ground and the dying of the grain under the soil are two moments of great pain – falling and dying. But these moments are necessary for the beginning of new life. These moments are necessary for the leaving behind its existence as a single grain. These moments are necessary to produce rich harvest. These moments take life to a different stage. The suffering is like this. The moments of pain we accept because we believe in the love of God which takes our pains and transform them as grace for eternal life. This is seen in the life of Jesus Christ. In the person of Jesus Christ, the human suffering is transformed into joy of resurrection. So, when we unite our suffering to Jesus in the cross, we walk the same path of the Cross of Jesus Christ. The path towards resurrection. Let’s reflect: Lent is to understand the meaning of my suffering in the meaning of the Cross of Christ.
Sunday 17 March
