Thursday of the 5th week of Lent
Gospel – John 8:51-59
“‘I tell you most solemnly, before Abraham ever was, I Am”. This is the truth about Jesus Christ. He is God. He is the second person of the Holy Trinity. That is why He existed always. And He will exist always. He is the incarnate Word of God. And that is why Jesus is saying, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to think that he would see my Day; he saw it and was glad.” The Word of God is same to Abraham and to all and in all time. And whoever believes in this Word of God, participates in this eternity. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. The dwelling is not in one moment of the history. This dwelling encompasses all moments of the history. Or better said, all moments in the history and even all future moments belong to this one moment in history – the incarnation. Hearing this they picked up stone to throw at him. Jesus hid himself and left the temple. When His Word is not recognized, He hides and leaves the temple. Let’s reflect: Lent is the time to connect all moments of my life to the moment of incarnation.
Thursday 21 March
