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GOSPEL POWER I APRIL 18, 2022 - MONDAY
GOSPEL POWER I APRIL 18, 2022
Monday within the Octave of Easter
Gospel: Mt 28:8-15
8 The women left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” 11While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. 12After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers, 13telling them, “You must say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story is still told among the Jews to this day.
The Bible is God’s communication using human words. Like anything human, those words are time-conditioned and limited in form. The historical context of their writing could color the portrayal of certain characters and events. Today’s Gospel episode from Matthew is an example. The evangelist has projected back to the story of Jesus, especially of the paschal events, the hostilities that his Christian community later experienced from the authorities of the synagogue. While the episode conveys the truth that no one can put an obstacle to the fulfillment of God’s plan, we have also to recognize in the dark portrayal of the chief priests as bribing the soldiers to silence the truth and to publicize a fake story, a reflection of the antagonisms and prejudices of the evangelist’s time. The portrayal is a generalization that goes beyond historical incidents and must not be allowed to influence our sentiment toward the Jewish people today.
Lord Jesus, send your Spirit to enlighten and guide us in reading the Gospel today. Amen. Monday within the Octave of Easter
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GOSPEL POWER I APRIL 18, 2022
Monday within the Octave of Easter
Gospel: Mt 28:8-15
8 The women left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” 11While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. 12After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers, 13telling them, “You must say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story is still told among the Jews to this day.
The Bible is God’s communication using human words. Like anything human, those words are time-conditioned and limited in form. The historical context of their writing could color the portrayal of certain characters and events. Today’s Gospel episode from Matthew is an example. The evangelist has projected back to the story of Jesus, especially of the paschal events, the hostilities that his Christian community later experienced from the authorities of the synagogue. While the episode conveys the truth that no one can put an obstacle to the fulfillment of God’s plan, we have also to recognize in the dark portrayal of the chief priests as bribing the soldiers to silence the truth and to publicize a fake story, a reflection of the antagonisms and prejudices of the evangelist’s time. The portrayal is a generalization that goes beyond historical incidents and must not be allowed to influence our sentiment toward the Jewish people today.
Lord Jesus, send your Spirit to enlighten and guide us in reading the Gospel today. Amen. Monday within the Octave of Easter