Reflection for TUESDAY, 2nd Week of Easter.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Gospel verses
John 3:7-14
You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven the Son of Man.
Today's Reflection
When God created this world, He saw it as beautiful and good.
When God finally created man, He saw man as the most beautiful and very good because man was created in the image of God.
So we ought to see this world, as well as ourselves, as beautiful and good, because that was how God created it to be.
But when we look at this world, and the people around us, we may think it is rather messy and and in a rather sorry state.
But what the 1st reading tells us about the early Christian community is about a group of believers who were united in heart and soul, with no one claiming anything for themselves and no one was ever in need, and sharing everything in common.
So it is possible to live in a beautiful world with beautiful people,
But as Jesus said to Nicodemus in the gospel: You must be born from above.
To be "born from above" means that we believe in God who is all good and created all things beautiful.
With that faith in God, we will want to make this world a beautiful place and see people as beautiful persons created in God's image.
That is what Good New and salvation is about.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice safe day.