Though he has no guilt at all, Jesus deigns to suffer for us sinners.  He thus lets us know that God loves us so much. Jesus goes up to Jerusalem to suffer and so enter into glory.  But, surely, it does not cross the minds of those who greet him with “Hosannas” that...

Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, the one coming into the world, is the resurrection and the life.  To believe in him means to live, never to die. It is so that the disciples may believe in Jesus that he does not go to sick Lazarus.  And when he does,...

Jesus is the light of the world.  He does the works of the one who sent him.  And to open the eyes of blind folks is part of these works. As he walks along, Jesus sees a man blind from birth.  The disciples see him also.  Yet Jesus sees in a positive way while the...

Jesus makes known what it means to hunger and thirst for justice. He does not fail to satisfy those who are hungry and thirsty like him.   Tired from his journey, Jesus sits down at Jacob’s well in a town of Samaria named Sychar. It is about noon. And a Samaritan...

To Jesus belongs the glory of the Father’s only son.  Those who stay with Jesus get to have shining faces and burning hearts.   Jesus’ face and clothes turn shining and bright as he is transfigured before Peter, James and John.  Are the three of the inner circle of...

Jesus is the new Adam and the true Israel.  For he says “no” to the devil and “yes” to God.  We too must say “no” to the devil and “yes” to God.   Yes, Jesus stays true while the first Adam gave in to temptation ( CCC  539).  No, the latter did not defy the serpent,...

Christ is the wisdom of God, which is not at all like the wisdom of the world.  Those who are Christ’s are wise and righteous or just.   The scribes and the Pharisees are deemed righteous.  For they are strict keepers of the law of Moses. Jesus is not against the...

Truthful and sincere, Jesus seeks the glory of the one who has sent him.  His true disciples cannot help but give glory, truthful and sincere, to the Father through their good works.   Jesus calls his disciples the salt of the earth and the light of the world.  Hence,...

Jesus becomes poor so that we may be rich, full of the goods of the kingdom of heaven.   It is the folks that Jesus calls happy or blessed and not their tough situations.  Hence, we can say that he does not want us to be full of pain and suffering. In fact, he goes...

Jesus is the great light that those who walk in the dark see.  To follow him, to be his, means to be a bright light also.   As John’s voice dies out, Jesus’ voice breaks out in such a way that he preaches as John, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”  Yet...