Gospel
John 11:45-56
Jesus was to die to gather together the scattered children of God
Many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus did believed in him, but some of them went to tell the Pharisees what Jesus had done. Then the chief priests and Pharisees called a meeting. ‘Here is this man working all these signs’ they said ‘and what action are we taking? If we let him go on in this way everybody will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy the Holy Place and our nation.’ One of them, Caiaphas, the high priest that year, said, ‘You do not seem to have grasped the situation at all; you fail to see that it is better for one man to die for the people, than for the whole nation to be destroyed.’ He did not speak in his own person, it was as high priest that he made this prophecy that Jesus was to die for the nation – and not for the nation only, but to gather together in unity the scattered children of God. From that day they were determined to kill him. So Jesus no longer went about openly among the Jews, but left the district for a town called Ephraim, in the country bordering on the desert, and stayed there with his disciples.
The Jewish Passover drew near, and many of the country people who had gone up to Jerusalem to purify themselves looked out for Jesus, saying to one another as they stood about in the Temple, ‘What do you think? Will he come to the festival or not?’
Reflection
One of the most interesting action in my younger days is the oil salesman. He will do an action and rub the oil which will protect him. The people will gather around to watch the show. Christ on the other hand do not need oil to attract people. What he gave is a message of hope.That gave him the crowd . That is also the reason he must die to disperse the crowd. How is it related to us. Everytime we sin we actually want Christ to die. That is because we do not want him to be in our life? What can we do to be part of Jesus Christ?
Let us pray
Lord Jesus we need to be part of your crowd. However our sins are holding us back. Help us oh Lord so that we will be part of your crowd .
Amen
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