For God So Loved The World ~ by Ronnie Archer
This Sunday, the midpoint of Lent, calls us to be joyful, trusting in the expectations of the Risen Lord, Jesus Christ.
The first Reading, II Chronicles, tells about the dissolution of the kingdom of Jerusalem and the wickedness and disobedience of the people; even the message sent to save them. The people despised the warnings and mocked the messengers that God sent to warn them. Through all of this evil, God was still patient. He had love and compassion for the people and wanted them saved.
Everything happened to fulfill the Word of the Lord spoken by the prophet. It took a foreign king, inspired by God, to proclaim: "All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord, God of heaven, has given to me, and He has also charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem. Whoever, among you belongs to any part of His people, let him go up, and may His God be with him!"
In today's second Reading from Ephesians 2, we hear that even while we are still sinners, God has great love, mercy and grace for us. God's mercy was revealed in action to us by Jesus Christ's death and resurrection.
Today's Gospel from John speaks to us about believing. "Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life."
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish, but might have eternal life."
God sent the "Light" into the world, but some people preferred darkness to light, because of their sins. God calls each of us to the "Light". God loves us so much, His mercy is so rich, He always thought about our Salvation.
What is our visible, touchable sign that we love God? Let us not be led by selfishness, but what is good for our community and those around us. Be sincere... make a visible gift to God.
He gave us a visible sign of His love for us, His only begotten Son! "Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget You!"
~ Fourth Sunday of Lent - Laetare Sunday ~
The first Reading, II Chronicles, tells about the dissolution of the kingdom of Jerusalem and the wickedness and disobedience of the people; even the message sent to save them. The people despised the warnings and mocked the messengers that God sent to warn them. Through all of this evil, God was still patient. He had love and compassion for the people and wanted them saved.
Everything happened to fulfill the Word of the Lord spoken by the prophet. It took a foreign king, inspired by God, to proclaim: "All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord, God of heaven, has given to me, and He has also charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem. Whoever, among you belongs to any part of His people, let him go up, and may His God be with him!"
In today's second Reading from Ephesians 2, we hear that even while we are still sinners, God has great love, mercy and grace for us. God's mercy was revealed in action to us by Jesus Christ's death and resurrection.
Today's Gospel from John speaks to us about believing. "Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life."
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish, but might have eternal life."
God sent the "Light" into the world, but some people preferred darkness to light, because of their sins. God calls each of us to the "Light". God loves us so much, His mercy is so rich, He always thought about our Salvation.
What is our visible, touchable sign that we love God? Let us not be led by selfishness, but what is good for our community and those around us. Be sincere... make a visible gift to God.
He gave us a visible sign of His love for us, His only begotten Son! "Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget You!"
~ Fourth Sunday of Lent - Laetare Sunday ~
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posted by mary ann @ Monday, March 23, 2009
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