Homily (Reflection) for Wednesday of
the Second Week of Easter (6th April, 2016) on the Gospel
Acts 5:17-26;
Ps 33:2-9 (R. v. 7);Jn 3:16-21.
Topic: Commend or condemn.
Today’s gospel is a continuation of the discussion between Jesus
and Nicodemus. God sent His only Son for us to have eternal life by believing
in Him. Christ, God’s only Son did not come into the world to condemn it. However,
“those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed
in the name of the only Son of God.” Jesus explained further,
And this is the judgement, that the light has come into the
world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were
evil. For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that
their deeds may not be exposed.”
God created light first. And seeing that light and darkness are
incompatible, He separated them, cf. Gen
1:3-4. Jesus came into the world for us to have light, cf. Is 9:2; cf. Matt 4:12-16). In the words
of Saint Paul, “He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and
transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son” (Col 1:13). And Saint Peter wonderfully captured our call as Christians
thus, “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own
people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of
darkness into his marvellous light” (1Pt
2:9).
We “... are all sons of light and sons of the day; we are not
of the night or of darkness” (1Thess 5:5).
Saint Paul therefore rightly cautions us to, “walk as children of light” (Eph 5:8). It is in each person’s own hands
to either commend or condemn him/herself by either believing or not believing.
Bible Reading: 1Pt 2:1-17.
Thought for today: Whoever does not believe is condemned.
Let us pray: God, help us to do what is true
always. And may we never hate the light – Amen.
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