So Jesus cried out in the temple area as he was teaching and said,
“You know me and also know where I am from.
Yet I did not come on my own,
but the one who sent me, whom you do not know, is true. John 7:28-29
Piety
May today there be peace within you.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a child of God.
Let His presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us. Amen.
Study
http://www.usccb.org/nab/032307.shtml
How clever we think we are when we trust ourselves and not God…when we put our faith in knowledge not piety and love?
In the direct prophecy revealed in the Book of Wisdom, we can overhear the wicked people plotting to kill the Messiah. But their plans are foiled because they did not know the inner thoughts of God, or the power of holiness that protected the Son of God.
In the Gospel from John, the plot against Jesus thickens, The authorities are planning to arrest Jesus so he travels in secret and challenges them to their face. But, once again, human knowledge is shown in all its shortcomings. In a clever play on words, Jesus is not ready to “go up” because his time is not yet here. (“You go up to the feast. I am not going up 4 to this feast, because my time has not yet been fulfilled." John 7:8). Thus it is not time for Jesus to go up on the cross in the Crucifixion, go up on the Resurrection on the third day or go up in the final Ascension.
Too often, we put misguided trust in our seemingly clever ways like we are some kind of spiritual Boy Scout who can find our way in the dark night of the soul with only a book of wet matches and a compass stuck in the wrong direction. Yet we will come to realize that we do not know God’s ways.
Action
Can you recognize your weaknesses? Can you put a name on it? Pride? Envy? Sloth? Can you neutralize their effects with a recompense of holiness?
What do you think it would be like to truly match wits with Jesus when he is at his best in the temple, not when he is humbly accepting punishment for our sins during the Passion?
Are you willing to let everyone see your weakness so you can be saved? Are you willing to accept the cross of suffering in order to become a true follower, a true brother or sister of Christ?
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