Readings
I - Acts 4: 32-37
II - Jn. 3: 7-15
JESUS IS THE WAY TO THE FATHER
In today’s Gospel passage Jesus says, “no one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the son of man”. Therefore only Jesus can show us the way to the Father. The rebellious Israel bitten by poisonous snakes had to look up to the bronze snake set by Moses on the pole as commanded by God in order to be saved from death. We were dead to sin but were saved by the precious blood of Jesus Christ on the Cross. If we like the people of Israel wish to be saved, we have to look up to the crucified Lord on the Cross. Looking up to him means repentance of heart and resolution to avoid sin with the firm faith in the Lord, trust in his mercy and hope in his love for he alone can lead us to the Father.
Let us not pick up bench marks from the deteriorating world or set standards that are counter to the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ. As Jesus says Nicodemus we have to be born of the spirit. Being born or the spirit is being led by the teachings of Jesus Christ who descended from the Father and who know the way to Him as well. Look up to him for the way, the truth and the life. May our mind and heart resonate with the prayer: “Lord Jesus, lead us to the Father”.
