Homily (Reflection) for Thursday of
the Fourth Week of Lent (26th March, 2020) on the Gospel
Ex 32:7-14;
Ps 105:19-23. (R. v.4);
Jn 5:31-47.
Topic: True testimonies.
We remember the popular saying, Vox populi Vox Dei
meaning that the voice of people is the voice of God. And it is normally very hard
for one to make any person see a loophole in this saying.
In today’s gospel however, Jesus tells us, “I do not accept
glory from human beings.” Although He knew that John correctly testified to the
truth yet He only made reference to that just for the salvation of the people.
Quite contrary to what we see today Jesus goes on,
But I have a testimony greater than John’s. The works that
the Father has given me to complete, the very works that I am doing, testify on
my behalf that the Father has sent me. And the Father who sent me has himself
testified on my behalf (Jn 5:36-37a).
The prophet Jeremiah warns “Let everyone beware of his
neighbour, and put no trust in any brother; for every brother is a supplanter,
and every neighbour goes about as a slanderer” (Jer 9:4; cf. Mic 7:5). In the gospel we read, “When he was in
Jerusalem during the Passover festival, many believed in his name because they
saw the signs that he was doing. But Jesus on his part would not entrust
himself to them, because he knew all people” (Jn 2:23-24).
We must remember that “the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile
to God; it does not submit to God's law, indeed it cannot” (Rom 8:7). God “is a sun and shield; he
bestows favour and honour. No good thing does the LORD withhold from those who
walk uprightly” (Ps 84:11; cf. Ps 62:7).
God and what we do are the true testimonies. So let us trust in God and do our
work. We must “seek the glory that comes from the one who alone is God?”
Bible Reading: Pss 84; 146.
Thought for today: Trust in the Lord and do His works.
Let us pray: Lord, give us a heart that can trust
you entirely – Amen.
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