17 Feb 2016
At this time every year, the gospel scene from today is
played out: And “still more people gathered in the crowd” around Jesus. The crowd seeking to find Jesus grows. After all, that’s what Lent is about . . . it’s
about moving closer to Jesus.
But as we get closer to him, the experience can be
mixed. Some of us might feel more at
peace, or more alive. But, for some of
us, we might hear him say to our heart: “This generation is an evil generation,”
(or something challenging like that).
The closer we get to Jesus, the stronger we can feel his call to
repentance.
And at that point, we’re left with a choice. We can either let him be a loving prophet to us—one who leads us on the
way of goodness and right—or we can see him as just another person with his own
opinion of how to live life. It’s the
choice to either change direction in
life, or to go on as we have been.
We’re part of that crowd who gathers around Jesus. And the closer we get, the more challenging
his love can be. But it is, nonetheless,
great love that he offers. The question is: what will we do with that
love? What is our response to Jesus’
challenging words? Will we stay the course
and come to Easter? Or go another path?
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