Scripture/Bible: But Jesus answered them,
"My Father is working still, and I am working." 18 This was why the Jews
sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath but also
called God his Father, making himself equal with God.
19 Jesus
said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his
own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, that
the Son does likewise. 20 For the Father loves the
Son, and shows him all that he himself is doing; and greater works than these
will he show him, that you may marvel. 21 For
as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life
to whom he will. 22 The Father judges no one,
but has given all judgment to the Son, 23 that
all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the
Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 24 Truly,
truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has
eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to
life. 25 "Truly,
truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear
the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life
in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself, 27 and has given him
authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man. 28 Do not marvel at this; for
the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and come forth, those who
have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to
the resurrection of judgment. 30 "I
can do nothing on my own authority; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is
just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me. John 5:17-30
Reflection: We
worry, we fret about things and get worked up about small matters. If this is how
we handle small things then how will we handle the bigger challenges of life?
As
Christians it is never an excuse to be worrying about anything, more so since
we believe in a God who is provident and is with us.
We
worry as if God is distanced from us and that he created a world and left it to
humans to work on it. Worst still, at a
universal and external level we are worried and worked up and prepare a plan
and agenda to save the planet earth and talk about global warming and interpret
the signs of the time as purely a creation of human greed rather than
attributing it to human sin; the rejection of God and his plan.
Jesus
in this Gospel text is clearly communicating to us that he is still working and
that his Father is working still. In
other words; God is still at work in creation and that creation exists and
things still move and days and night still in place and the livestock, crops
and vegetations still produce, is all because of his providence. (Cfr. Mt. 6:25-33)
Further,
God in Christ Jesus further bridges the gap between him and us and that very
reason he was working still as the incarnate Son of God (cfr. 2 Cor. 5:19). In
the necessary death and resurrection of Jesus, Emmanuel, God has made himself present
with us all the more and in every way identifies with our human sufferings,
pains and trials. No longer is he just a
provident God but he is now a God who is at work in us to will and work with us
for our eternal Salvation. (Phil. 2:13)
Prayer: Lord, to you I come as my Savior and redeemer,
save me by helping me recognize your presence with me.
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