Reflection
As we move into the final weeks of Lent, we ponder Jesus’ prophetic response to his society, his witness to truth, and his steadfast adherence to what he recognized as the essence of God’s reign on earth. His criticism of the powers in his society became more strident. He surely understood where his words and actions were leading. Yet, his prophetic life made him willing to accept death as the price of truth. If we honestly believe that, as followers of Jesus, the Spirit is calling us to live as prophetic witnesses to God’s reign on this earth, how do we compare with the stance of Jesus?
Prayer
Send forth your Spirit, O God, and renew the face of the earth.
Action
Reflect on the question above. Compare it with the situations against which Jesus raised his voice?
Suggested Reading
When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem
Luke 9:51
Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation;
and a house divided against a house falls.
Luke 11:17
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin,
and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith:
these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Matthew 23:23
What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world,
yet forfeits his soul?
Matthew 16:26
Why do you not judge for yourself what is right?
Luke 12:57
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:32
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Matthew 5:9
But I say to you, Love your enemies,
bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you,
and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you.
Matthew 5:44
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
John 8:7