Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 10,31-42
The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus.
Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you trying to stone me?”
The Jews answered him, “We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a man, are making yourself God.”
Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods”‘?
If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came, and scripture cannot be set aside,
can you say that the one whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world blasphemes because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
If I do not perform my Father’s works, do not believe me;
but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may realize (and understand) that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
(Then) they tried again to arrest him; but he escaped from their power.
He went back across the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained.
Many came to him and said, “John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true.”
And many there began to believe in him.
Many believed in Him
1) To Stone: in our walk of life, we can go through many situations where we feel we are being stoned by others. They hurt us with words and attitudes, when they ignore us, make us feel odd. These are hard stones that hurt us. Sometimes as well that just because we think different others want to pelt us. We must accept responsibility because we are also the ones that can pelt others. We are not willing to talk or confront others.
2) Our father: Jesus is always showing our divine filiation through knowing we are sons of God, but if we let ourselves be led by sin we become slaves. You belong to God and His love is so great that we become His sons and as a result, we are free. There is a saying that we must not forget “the one who loves you, sets you free and the one who wants to possess you makes you a slave”.
3) To believe: you think that with all the signs Jesus shows us, people are going to believe in you and the way you act. Acting follows being. Show me how you act and I will tell you who you are.
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