Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent
(Exodus 32:7-14; John 5:31-47)
In the Book of Deuteronomy (18,15) Moses promises the people
a prophet like himself. He says that the
Lord will put His words into the prophet’s mouth. Furthermore, the Lord will hold responsible
anyone who does not heed the prophet’s teaching.
In today’s gospel Jesus claims to be the prophet Moses spoke
of. The Jews harassing him, of course,
do not accept him so. But, as if it were
a court case, Jesus piles on evidence.
John testified to Jesus calling him the “Lamb of God who takes away the
sins of the world.” Jesus’ cures give witness to his being sent by God. More vivid testimony yet will be his death on
the cross and his resurrection. Finally,
the Father has given testimony in the many prophecies that described his coming
and his mission.
We must ask ourselves if we accept Jesus. We say we do.
But do we love our enemies as he taught? Do we tell about him as our
Savior and our friend to others? If we have
not added our testimony to the list Jesus gives, let us try to do so.
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