Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
Week 4 - The Journey Day 4
"When he had said this, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, "Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me."" John 13:21
What a watershed moment in the lives of the disciples and for the Son of Man, Jesus. I was struck by Jesus's reaction to His words, did he have an aha moment. He is the Word of God yet He was the Son of Man, as they gathered together and read scripture did Jesus realize His betrayer was in the room with Him.
How about the other disciples and their reaction to this truth, Jesus never spoke any falsehood so how were they feeling by this statement? What about Judas, the betrayer who had already put the plan into action. Was Jesus trying to reach Him, one last opportunity to come clean, after all we each have free will to make our choices.
They are not easy words to listen to for they strike at the heart and make us ponder our own actions. Betray is a very strong word and requires our willful knowledge of what we are doing yet God offers us the opportunity's for redemption by just looking into His eyes and admitting our fault. This was the option Judas had but he chose not to confess. When their eyes met, Jesus could see that there was nothing He could do to stop Him and He was lost to the devil. "May they be blotted from the book of life; not registered among the just!" Psalms 69:29
In our conversations with God with scripture, He will speak to you, I imagined this is what happened to the Son of Man as they celebrated the Passover meal together and the Eucharistic feast.
What Is God saying to me?
"When he had said this, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, "Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me."" John 13:21
What a watershed moment in the lives of the disciples and for the Son of Man, Jesus. I was struck by Jesus's reaction to His words, did he have an aha moment. He is the Word of God yet He was the Son of Man, as they gathered together and read scripture did Jesus realize His betrayer was in the room with Him.
How about the other disciples and their reaction to this truth, Jesus never spoke any falsehood so how were they feeling by this statement? What about Judas, the betrayer who had already put the plan into action. Was Jesus trying to reach Him, one last opportunity to come clean, after all we each have free will to make our choices.
They are not easy words to listen to for they strike at the heart and make us ponder our own actions. Betray is a very strong word and requires our willful knowledge of what we are doing yet God offers us the opportunity's for redemption by just looking into His eyes and admitting our fault. This was the option Judas had but he chose not to confess. When their eyes met, Jesus could see that there was nothing He could do to stop Him and He was lost to the devil. "May they be blotted from the book of life; not registered among the just!" Psalms 69:29
In our conversations with God with scripture, He will speak to you, I imagined this is what happened to the Son of Man as they celebrated the Passover meal together and the Eucharistic feast.
What Is God saying to me?
Dear Father God, I am thankful for the opportunity to learn at your feet and to listen to the insights of You through others. In pondering Your word and listening, the journey continues to develop. I thank You for the grace of time and steeping in this mystical event. Allowing ourselves to be steeped in our faith brings about understanding. Help us to be inquisitive in Scripture, help us ask so we can go deeper. As the layers are being peeled back there is more to what meets the eye. Prayers for a friend suffering from the effects of Covid, bring about Peace that calms the soul. Thank You Father for this day and all it is offering, Amen.
Mary, Queen of Heaven, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Foster Father of Jesus, Pray for us.
Viva Cristo Rey
"O Heart all loveable and all loving of my Saviour, be the Heart of my heart, the Soul of my soul, the Spirit of my spirit, the Life of my life and the sole principle of all my thoughts, words and actions, of all the faculties of my soul and of all my senses, both interior and exterior. Amen"
– St. John Eudes (1601-1680)
Happy feast of sacred heart !!!
The devotion to the Sacred Heart (also known as the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sacratissimum Cor Iesu in Latin) is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love for mankind.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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