Reflection for THURSDAY, 2nd Week of Easter.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Gospel Verses
John 3:31-36
The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.
Today's Reflection
Whenever it is said that God speaks to us, it is usually meant in a figurative way.
We don't hear the voice of God as in the way we hear the voices of those who are speaking to us.
But as the Church, as the People of God, it can be said that the voice of the People of God is the voice of God.
As the Church reflects and discerns the will of God, she will speak as the People of God so that the world will know what God is saying through the Church.
In the 1st reading, Peter and the apostles spoke as one to the Sanhedrin.
What they said was in obedience to what God wanted them to say.
Let us also listen to what the Church is teaching and saying through the Pope and the Councils.
Let us obey the voice of the Church so that we will also be able to obey and follow the will of God.
Let us believe that the voice of the Church is an echo of the voice of God.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice day.