March 21, 2012

Read It:
Jesus answered the Jews:
"My Father is at work until now, so I am at work."
For this reason they tried all the more to kill him,
because he not only broke the sabbath
but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God.


Jesus answered and said to them,
"Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own,
but only what he sees the Father doing;
for what he does, the Son will do also.
For the Father loves the Son
and shows him everything that he himself does,
and he will show him greater works than these,
so that you may be amazed.
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life,
so also does the Son give life to whomever he wishes.
Nor does the Father judge anyone,
but he has given all judgment to the Son,
so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.
Whoever does not honor the Son
does not honor the Father who sent him.
Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my word
and believes in the one who sent me
has eternal life and will not come to condemnation,
but has passed from death to life.
Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now here
when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God,
and those who hear will live.
For just as the Father has life in himself,
so also he gave to the Son the possession of life in himself.
And he gave him power to exercise judgment,
because he is the Son of Man.
Do not be amazed at this,
because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs
will hear his voice and will come out,
those who have done good deeds
to the resurrection of life,
but those who have done wicked deeds
to the resurrection of condemnation.

"I cannot do anything on my own;
I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just,
because I do not seek my own will
but the will of the one who sent me."


Reflect on It: Jesus gives glory to God in everything that he does. While he is the son of God and both fully God and fully man, he gives all glory and honor to the Father. He is totally directed to the will of the father. This is the example we should follow, giving all the Glory to God.  Jesus was totally attuned to what the Father's will was. Are we? I know I struggle to listen clearly to what the Father wants. I assume that I won't be happy if I know what he really wants. The truth is the opposite. What the Father wants is for us to have life to the fullest. In that fullness, we will have true happiness. Today, let's listen to the will of the Father in our lives.



Pray About It: Sweet Jesus, give me your heart to desire whatever it is that the Lord wants for me.Lord, let every part of my life sing your praises. I love you, help me to always give you the glory.


Live It! Challenge: Go to confession again this week. Every parish in the diocese of Arlington and the Archdiocese of Washington is open from 6:30-8:00 pm.