ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS - Comments From the Chair 3 March 2023

#JesusSpeaksAThirdTimeAboutHisDeath #AMothersRequest #AirFloridaFlight90 #DyingToOneself #Servanthood TOPIC: WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR OTHERS, DO YOU EXPECT A REWARD? First Reading: Jeremiah 18:18-20 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 31:5-6, 14, 15-16 Verse Before the Gospel: John 8:12 Gospel: Matthew 20:17-28 In today’s first reading, the prophet Jeremiah gets wind of plots to kill him because people saw him as a trouble-maker. They were uncomfortable with his teachings. Jeremiah cries out to God, (v. 20) “Must good be repaid with evil that they should dig a pit to take my life? Remember that I stood before you to speak in their behalf, to turn away your wrath from them.” In today’s gospel reading, Jesus is treated the same way. He turned off many people and eventually was crucified. He lets His disciples know, and this is for the third time, that he will meet persecution and death. [VIDEO EXCERPTS – AP ARCHIVE – Air Florida Flight 90]    • Air Florida Flight 90   [VIDEO EXCERPTS – WUSA9 - The moment Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac River in Washington D.C. in 1982.]    • The moment Air Florida Flight 90 crashed i...   [ VIDEO EXCERPTS – SFD CLIPS – Air Florida Flight 737 Crashes in the Potomac]    • Air Florida 737 crashes in the Potomac   This is the 330th installment of our CFC quarantine contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings. [NOTE: All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on   / cfchrist   and YouTube.