April 4
Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22
John 7: 1-2, 10, 25-30
The title above
the 2nd chapter in Wisdom is “Life as the Ungodly See it”. I would
recommend that you look at the entire chapter. The beginning reminded me of the
song Dust in the Wind, with images
that tell us that we are only here a short time and what we do on earth does
not matter. Live for today for tomorrow it could all be over. But they do take
note of those that believe in God and try to live in his way. Of them it is
said, “their manner of life is unlike that of others and their ways are strange.”
Face it we are an odd bunch. We not only love those that are easy to love but
we also love those that persecute us! We care for the poor so much that we give
our own cloak away if they are in need. If another is in pain it is our pain
also. And lastly we believe that even though we experience extreme trials in
our lives- God is faithful.
People are
taking not of Jesus’ actions in the Gospel also. The tide is turning. No longer
is Jesus this fascinating figure that roams the countryside preaching and
healing. He has been noticed and “they” are trying to kill him. People are
wondering if he is the Christ, the Messiah. Jesus calls them out on this and
declares that he is from God. This was a risk but Jesus always acted in truth
no matter the consequences. I love how
some feel that he can’t be the Messiah because they know where he is from. He
is too ordinary. But at the end of this reading others were pondering if the
Messiah would “do any more signs than this man has done.”
Both readings
show people looking around, noticing the actions of others around them. It is
good to ponder what is going on around us. I think it is also important to
remember that others are pondering our actions. What do they see when they look
at me?
~ by Patty Larger
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