Catholic Mass Gospel and Reflection for March 21, 2024 - John 8:51-59 Jesus and Abraham
#TheWordToayTV #CatholicGospelReading #GospelReadingsforToday #TheWordToayTV #CatholicGospelReading #GospelReadingsforToday #CatholicGospelandReflection Today's Catholic Mass Gospel and Reflection for March 21, 2024 - John 8:51-59 The Great ‘I Am’ Declaration Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent Lectionary: 254 Verse Before the Gospel: Ps 95:8 If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Gospel: John 8:51-59 Jesus said to the Jews: Amen, amen, I say to you, if anyone will have kept my word, he will not see death for eternity.” Therefore, the Jews said: “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham is dead, and the Prophets; and yet you say, ‘If anyone will have kept my word, he shall not taste death for eternity.’ Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. So who do you make yourself to be?” Jesus responded: “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me. And you say about him that he is your God. And yet you have not known him. But I know him. And if I were to say that I do not know him, then I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and I keep his word. Abraham, your father, rejoiced that he might see my day; he saw it and was glad.” And so the Jews said to him, “You have not yet reached fifty years, and you have seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I am.” Therefore, they took up stones to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and he departed from the temple. == Thursday, March 21, 2024 - A moment with GOD through HIS WORD. Reflection: How can we embrace the 'I AM' presence of Jesus in our everyday lives, focusing on the present moment instead of dwelling on the past or worrying about the future? Prayer: My Lord, You are the Great I Am. You transcend all time. Help me to meet You today, to let go of the past, to look forward to the future, and to live with You in this moment alone. As I meet You here, dear Lord, help me to love You with all my heart. Jesus, I trust in You.
