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Today is April 10, Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent.
We read at today’s Mass, “Jesus said to them, ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM.’ So they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple area” (Jn 8:58-59).
The idea of Jesus hiding is fascinating. As Christians, we make a big deal about how Jesus shows us the face of God. During the Christmas season, we speak of the gradual manifestation of God’s glory to the world as the Magi come and adore the Christ Child, the Father opens the heavens and calls Jesus his Son and Jesus turns the water into wine. Jesus calls himself the light that scatters the darkness as a new era of salvation dawns upon mankind.
But now, as we approach the celebration of the Passion and death of Jesus, the tone changes. Jesus, who reveals God to us, hides from us. Those to whom the Father sent the Son now want to stone him. The more Jesus tells us who he is, the more his identity becomes a threat to sinners.
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We read at today’s Mass, “Jesus said to them, ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM.’ So they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple area” (Jn 8:58-59).
The idea of Jesus hiding is fascinating. As Christians, we make a big deal about how Jesus shows us the face of God. During the Christmas season, we speak of the gradual manifestation of God’s glory to the world as the Magi come and adore the Christ Child, the Father opens the heavens and calls Jesus his Son and Jesus turns the water into wine. Jesus calls himself the light that scatters the darkness as a new era of salvation dawns upon mankind.
But now, as we approach the celebration of the Passion and death of Jesus, the tone changes. Jesus, who reveals God to us, hides from us. Those to whom the Father sent the Son now want to stone him. The more Jesus tells us who he is, the more his identity becomes a threat to sinners.
Finding us in our hiding
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Where are you hiding?
Jesus' hiding reveals God's search for our souls. As we approach his death, we reflect on how Christ seeks us out in our darkest moments.
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