This week our spiritual activities during Lent comes to a climax. In the gospel of St. Mark that will be read today at Mass we hear of the suffering and death of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. A death that has changed the course of history.
In our first reading from Isaiah, we hear Isaiah prophesizing about Jesus when he says, "The Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue, that I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them." Isaiah 50:4 People were attracted to Jesus. People who were thought to be sinners and outcasts felt attracted to Jesus and all He was telling them about the love God had for them. People that Jesus wanted to bring back into relationship with God. As a result, the Scribes and Pharisees were jealous of the attention Jesus was getting. He was "rocking the boat"! They had Him Crucified because Jesus was considered a threat to their way of life.
Jesus changed the lives of many people while he was walking the earth. He was leading people back to God and to God's love and mercy. Even at His death on the Cross, the centurion said, "Truly this was the Son of God." (Mark 15:39) The centurion saw Jesus for who He was: The Son of God.
During this Holy Week, let's gaze on the crucifix, as the centurion did, and praise Jesus for who is: the Son of God. Ask Jesus to come into your life, with all your cares and concerns and ask Jesus to change your life for the better. The better way is the love and peace that can come only from faith in Jesus. Will the problems go away? No. But with Jesus we can deal with our problems in a way that is beneficial to us and pleasing to Him.
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