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Theo Tigno•
3/30/2006 3:39 pm
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Thursday, March 30th 2006 |
John 5:31-47
Jesus said to the Jews: "If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true. But there is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true. You sent emissaries to John, and he testified to the truth. I do not accept human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved. He was a burning and shining lamp, and for a while you were content to rejoice in his light. But I have testimony greater than John's. The works that the Father gave me to accomplish, these works that I perform testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me. Moreover, the Father who sent me has testified on my behalf. But you have never heard his voice nor seen his form, and you do not have his word remaining in you, because you do not believe in the one whom he has sent. You search the Scriptures, because you think you have eternal life through them; even they testify on my behalf. But you do not want to come to me to have life.
"I do not accept human praise; moreover, I know that you do not have the love of God in you. I came in the name of my Father, but you do not accept me; yet if another comes in his own name, you will accept him. How can you believe, when you accept praise from one another and do not seek the praise that comes from the only God? Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father: the one who will accuse you is Moses, in whom you have placed your hope. For if you had believed Moses, you would have believed me, because he wrote about me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?"
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for an end to abortion.
We have our own image of Jesus, who is happy and cure people and everything is great. Today's reading doesn't make me think of the "domesticated" Jesus. I think of a Jesus Who is passionate!
"Don't you see?! Everything you've put your hope in... IT'S ME!!!"
Jesus is someone Who is so passionate to the point of death. He challenged the Jews to look at the scriptures and see that He is the Whom they were waiting for. It's the same challenge we have today as we all have the gift of free will to use it to choose Him or not. Take care and God Bless.
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