Our Gospel from John today tells us about how some of the
people wanted to stone Jesus, how they wanted to kill him because they thought
that he spoke blasphemy, because he told the people that he was God, not a man. So often in John’s Gospel, the people
misinterpret the words of Jesus, or they just can’t make that leap of faith in
believing who he truly is.
Believing is a grace, a grace that God gives us. I read an article by a Protestant minister
who lives in the Chicago area, who is tired of people approaching her and
telling her that although they consider themselves spiritual, they really don’t
have any inclination to be associated with an organized religion, that it is
not really for them. I think that is a
common attitude for many young people to have in our modern world. However, we can see in the Gospel how people
many times either accepted him or rejected him as a community. The Bible also shows us how the disciples of
Jesus and the early Church after his death formed a community of faith that
grew and journeyed together. And I am
always so edified how we as members of the Church support each other and walk
together as believers no matter what is going on in our journey, in both good
times and in bad.
We hear in the Gospel how many started to believe in Jesus
when they came to him on the other side of the Jordan where John the Baptist
was first baptizing people. May we come
to the Lord in our faith. May we ask God
to help our unbelief.
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