Jn 3, 16-21
“Tanto amó Dios al mundo, que le entregó a su Hijo único, para que todo el que crea en él no perezca, sino que tenga vida eterna. Porque Dios no envió a su Hijo para condenar al mundo, sino para que el mundo se salvara por él. El que cree en él no será condenado; pero el que no cree ya está condenado, por no haber creído en el Hijo único de Dios.
La causa de la condenación es ésta: habiendo venido la luz al mundo, los hombres prefirieron las tinieblas a la luz, porque sus obras eran malas. Todo aquel que hace el mal, aborrece la luz y no se acerca a ella, para que sus obras no se descubran. En cambio, el que obra el bien conforme a la verdad, se acerca a la luz, para que se vea que sus obras están hechas según Dios’’.
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GospelJN 3:16-21
God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,
but whoever does not believe has already been condemned,
because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
And this is the verdict,
that the light came into the world,
but people preferred darkness to light,
because their works were evil.
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light
and does not come toward the light,
so that his works might not be exposed.
But whoever lives the truth comes to the light,
so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,
but whoever does not believe has already been condemned,
because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
And this is the verdict,
that the light came into the world,
but people preferred darkness to light,
because their works were evil.
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light
and does not come toward the light,
so that his works might not be exposed.
But whoever lives the truth comes to the light,
so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.
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Meditacion:
Las primeras lecturas de esta ultima semana se refieren mayormente al libro de los Hechos de los apostoles y nos cuentan como le iba a esa primera comunidad de Iglesia.
Hoy, relata como los saduceos encarcelaron a los apostoles para evitar que sigan proclamando el evangelio en el templo. Mas tarde, un angel los libero y los mando nuevamente a seguir proclamando en el Templo.
Toda esta cuaresma he reflexionado mucho sobre la intolerancia y nuestra incapacidad para aceptar puntos de vista diferente al nuestro.
Parece ser que cuando algo no es como nosotros pensamos, lo rechazamos y, mayormente, o nos alejamos o buscamos alejar al que piensa diferente. Y podriamos pensar que solo pasa en el mundo corporativo; Steve Jobs fue sumariamente despedido de Apple y redimido años despues. Y con los apostoles es lo mismo, los judios siguen sin comprender y la primera reaccion es de rechazo y violencia.
Parecemos incapaces de usar nuestra capacidad de aceptacion y caridad para con el hermano que es distinto.
Y sin embargo Dios entrego a su propio hijo para salvar a todos, incluso a aquellos que no creen en El. Fue un acto de aceptacion amorosa total.
Solo desde su amor es posible comprender la entrega de su Hijo: “entregó a su Unigénito, para que todo el que cree en él no perezca, sino que tenga vida eterna”. La vida de Jesús es vista como don total, libre donación. El Evangelio de hoy presenta la finalidad última del envío del Hijo: la salvación de las personas, no su condenación. El Padre ha enviado su Hijo porque en Él podemos reconocer nuestra identidad de hijos e hijas.
Al utilizar la imagen sencilla de la luz, y su ausencia, las tinieblas, el evangelista Juan nos dice que al que rechaza creer en Jesús es incapaz de reconocer el amor libre de Dios en favor de los seres humanos. No querer el amor Dios es la peor condenación que una persona puede experimentar en su vida.
El deseo de Dios en salvar a todas las personas se hace camino concreto en nuestra realidad personal: creer en Jesús. Él es la Palabra definitiva del Padre hacia nosotros; Él es la luz y la vida de todo ser humano, que se hizo carne para revelarnos el amor infinito y incondicional del Padre. Por eso, creer es más que aceptar un conjunto de doctrinas, es seguir este camino abierto por Dios que da a la vida un sentido y horizonte nuevos y en el camino, aceptar con amorosa vision a nuestros hermanos en el camino.
“Padre Santo, enséñanos a reconocer que en Cristo tenemos el poder necesario para vivir como cristianos auténticos.” Amen
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The first readings of this last week mainly refer to the book of the Acts of the Apostles and tell us how this first community of Church was doing.
Today, he relates how the Sadducees imprisoned the apostles to prevent them from continuing to proclaim the gospel in the temple. Later, an angel released them and sent them back to continue proclaiming in the Temple.
All this Lent I have reflected a lot on intolerance and our inability to accept different points of view from ours.
It seems that when something is not as we think, we reject it and, for the most part, we either move away or seek to move away the one who thinks differently. And we might think that it only happens in the corporate world; Steve Jobs was summarily fired from Apple and redeemed years later. And with the apostles it is the same, the Jews still do not understand and the first reaction is one of rejection and violence.
We seem unable to use our capacity for acceptance and charity towards the brother who is different.
And yet God gave his own son to save everyone, even those who don't believe in him. It was an act of total loving acceptance.
Only from his love is it possible to understand the surrender of his Son: "he gave his Only Begotten, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish, but have eternal life." Jesus' life is seen as a total gift, free donation. Today's Gospel presents the ultimate purpose of sending the Son: the salvation of people, not their condemnation. The Father has sent his Son because in him we can recognize our identity as sons and daughters.
Using the simple image of light, and its absence, darkness, the evangelist John tells us that whoever refuses to believe in Jesus is unable to recognize the free love of God in favor of human beings. Not wanting love God is the worst condemnation a person can experience in his life.
God's desire to save all people becomes a concrete path in our personal reality: to believe in Jesus. He is the definitive Word of the Father to us; He is the light and the life of every human being, who became flesh to reveal to us the infinite and unconditional love of the Father. For this reason, believing is more than accepting a set of doctrines, it is following this path opened by God that gives life a new meaning and horizon and along the way, accepting with loving vision our brothers along the way.
"Holy Father, teach us to recognize that in Christ we have the necessary power to live as authentic Christians." Amen
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