Homily for Tuesday
5th Week of Lent
April 8, 2025
John 8: 21-31
Collect
Christian Brothers, St. Joseph’s Residence,
N.R.
“The one who sent me is with me” (John 8:
29).
Like the Israelites in the wilderness, we
complain, albeit not to the point of rebellion like them. The weather’s too wet or too windy or too
cold or too hot or has spoiled some plan we made. Brother So-and-so annoys me. The superiors don’t know what they’re
doing. My back aches. (I won’t even mention politics.)
Fortunately, God doesn’t send snakes among
us (Num 21:4-9). He’s very patient with
us.
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Still more fortunately, he sent us Christ. When Jesus was lifted up on the cross (John 8:28), suffering and feeling abandoned, he persevered and showed us how to persevere in obeying God’s will (Collect) because he knew that his Father was with him; he knew he was in his Father’s hands (Luke 23:46).
Jesus reminds us that the Father is with us
too. The Father has called us and stays
with us. So we can have the courage to
persevere in our dedication to his service (Collect). Jesus lifted up on the cross is like Moses’
bronze serpent, healing our hearts when they’re poisoned by discouragement,
bitterness, or restlessness. The Father
didn’t leave Jesus alone (John 8:29), and he doesn’t leave us alone either.
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