Friday of the 5th week of Lent
Decide once and for all
After yesterday's event that Jesus is calling us to a relationship that is deeper each day, he wishes us to rekindle the new covenant by which we know that God now calls us in the most intimate way possible through the calling of our names.
In today's reading, Jeremiah is subjected to the most violent rejection possible that only God remains his stronghold.
Jesus too in John's gospel is faced with the most terrible rejection of all - the rejection of being God's Son.
In this gospel, there are no more grey areas. Man on one side has lost all his sensibilities to God's presence by wanting to kill the Son of God. Jesus on the other hand has been constantly pleading for man to open his eyes, mind, and heart to recognize him even in the least of what he does.
Where are we in this battlefield? We cannot stay forever in the middle. Even for the lukewarm, God has this message: "I will spit you out of my mouth!"
Either we are for God or against God. There are no in-between. Decide once and for all to follow Jesus on the cross and live.
After yesterday's event that Jesus is calling us to a relationship that is deeper each day, he wishes us to rekindle the new covenant by which we know that God now calls us in the most intimate way possible through the calling of our names.
In today's reading, Jeremiah is subjected to the most violent rejection possible that only God remains his stronghold.
Jesus too in John's gospel is faced with the most terrible rejection of all - the rejection of being God's Son.
In this gospel, there are no more grey areas. Man on one side has lost all his sensibilities to God's presence by wanting to kill the Son of God. Jesus on the other hand has been constantly pleading for man to open his eyes, mind, and heart to recognize him even in the least of what he does.
Where are we in this battlefield? We cannot stay forever in the middle. Even for the lukewarm, God has this message: "I will spit you out of my mouth!"
Either we are for God or against God. There are no in-between. Decide once and for all to follow Jesus on the cross and live.
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