Friday of the 5th week of Lent
Gospel – John 10:31-42
“you are only a man and you claim to be God”. This is the lack of understanding of Pharisees and scribes. At the end of this gospel, we read that, “He went back again to the far side of the Jordan to stay in the district where John had once been baptising. Many people who came to him there said, ‘John gave no signs, but all he said about this man was true’; and many of them believed in him”. So, the question is that how is this possible. The studied and elite group did not understand Jesus. But the simple people who came to the far side of the Jordan believed in Jesus. Read again what they are saying, “John gave no signs, but all he said about this man was true”. So, they believed in the preaching of John the Baptist about conversion, and they repented. That is why their hearts are open to know Jesus Christ as God. When we are not ready to be converted, we close ourselves in our idea of God. When we are converted, we open ourselves to what God wants to show to us. We can see the Father’s work in the actions of the Son, Jesus Christ. So, let’s repent to understand the person of Jesus Christ. Let’s reflect: Lent is the time to repent and convert ourselves, so that we are open to the revelations of God.
Friday 22 March
