love to the end! Daily Readings
What strikes us in the narrative of the passion according to Saint Mark, is first the solitude of Jesus. During his agony, even his friends do not have the courage to watch one hour with him. In the betrayal of Judas, in addition to flight and the abandonment of the other disciples. Besides the denial of Peter who seemed so confident a few hours earlier. Solitude at last on the cross, where even the Father seems to be missing ...
To this is added the lonely silence of Jesus not a word Judas silent before Caiaphas, Pilate faced silence.
one hand, there is Jesus, who alone faces the death of another, there are authorities who are seeking a compromise between the two, there is the crowd left handle and a few faithful who are struggling understand what is happening, but are careful not to compromise himself.
Two thousand years have passed since the events of the Passion. Yet the words and gestures, silences and glances, the gift of life without compromise, cause today conversions.
is that choosing Jesus is not ideological. He did not die to defend an idea or to advocate a way of life. He gives his life out of loyalty to one person: the Father. Throughout the Gospels we see Jesus in his intimacy with the Father. There he draws the strength to move forward, where he finds the courage to speaking and acting, where he draws the energy to go through with himself.
Like him, we can, we also draw from God the strength to love till the end. In our solitude, let's recognize beyond impressions and feelings, the loving presence of God. Faced with our fears and anxieties, raise our gaze to Christ, who continues to hope in us and if we may be tempted to compromise, let us trust in the person of Christ who alone can really save.
In this Eucharist, are one with Christ. Do not dream it everywhere except where you live. God has drawn near to us, that we are close to him.
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