Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 5,17-30
Jesus answered the Jews: “My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.”
For this reason the Jews tried all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God.
Jesus answered and said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, a son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees his father doing; for what he does, his son will do also.
For the Father loves his Son and shows him everything that he himself does, and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed.
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, so also does the Son give life to whomever he wishes.
Nor does the Father judge anyone, but he has given all judgment to his Son,
so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and will not come to condemnation, but has passed from death to life.
Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he gave to his Son the possession of life in himself.
And he gave him power to exercise judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
Do not be amazed at this, because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
and will come out, those who have done good deeds to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked deeds to the resurrection of condemnation.
I cannot do anything on my own; I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me.”
Union
1) Work: Remember that your daily work can be holy: putting up with your boss is holy; getting up at 5:00 a.m. to prepare breakfast and wake up the kids is holy; driving the kids to school is holy; cooking for your family and making food for 6 out of enough for 3 is holy; washing, ironing, and cleaning is holy; and making ends meet until the end of the month is holy! Whatever you do with love and for the greater good, is your blessing and it sanctifies you.
2) Union: In Jesus we see his full union with His father, God. He reminds us that we are children of God and we must work until the end of our days on this fluid relationship with God. This relationship that emphasises the encounter between 2 people, not an empty devotion based on obligations. Seek that encounter with Him every day… it will fulfil you and give you life.
3) Authority: You and I are called into this world to save souls. Everyone is free; God does not force you to do anything. One of the greatest gifts you have is your freedom, so defend the freedom that God has given you, but also shape your freedom with your conscious and your love for God. Live your freedom so that it does not become a liberal depravity. In life we must act within limits because the limits will educate us.
God-bless you in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Don’t forget, heaven is our goal!
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