By Aldo Vibi Brandon csc –
Readings: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21
One of our life goals is to prove what we are capable of. We step into various walks of life to achieve something. A few people think out of the box and dedicate their whole life for others. This choice in life can easily drag people to desperate situations. The Gospel reading says, ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only son.’ He gave his only son into human hands. Some received him as a son of God, while the others condemned him to be crucified.
He willingly accepted suffering in order to bring those who condemned him to his flock. The choice he made to transform the stony hearts cost him his flesh and blood. He was human like anyone else born on this earth. When I want to do something for the poor and needy or when my work gives me unmerited hardships and my efforts go unrecognized, I tend to give up my plans. I
acknowledge that this is the natural process of life, yet to go against the current, one should have tremendous willpower.
Jesus, terrified by his suffering, cried out to his father- ‘If you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet not my will but yours be done.’ By dying on the cross, Jesus proved what he was capable of. His wide-open hands embraced everyone who needs love. What we are capable of is not revealed to uswhen we achieve something. It is known to us in the process of our sufferings and pain for our success. Jesus prays for everyone. When someone condemns us in our life, our prayer should be- ‘Father if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet not my will but yours be done.’