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GOSPEL POWER - MARCH 28, 2021 - SUNDAY
GOSPEL POWER - MARCH 28, 2021 - SUNDAY
The Passion of Jesus: Mk 14:1–15:47 (or Mk 15:22-39)
The soldiers brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take. sunday Passion of Our Lord (Palm Sunday)It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. The inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!” In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves and saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also taunted him. When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.” And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
REFLECTION
The crucified Jesus portrayed by Mark is the representative-human being who touches the rock bottom of abandonment and gives voice to the most intense sense of aloneness in suffering. But the voice is not of desperation, but of prayer (Ps 22:1) poured forth from a heart that continues to trust and hang on to the relationship with God, who is perceived as silent and far off but not really absent. In this anguished cry, each one of us today can find the expression of our deepest longing to stay connected with God in all the dark and painful circumstances of our life. And because Jesus is the representative-human being, his unshakeable trust in the Father will keep us firmly anchored in the one and only secure relationship in this constantly changing and passing world.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, though they dared you to prove your divinity by stepping down from the cross, you remained in order to assure us that we would never be abandoned in our sufferings. Amen.
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GOSPEL POWER - MARCH 28, 2021 - SUNDAY
The Passion of Jesus: Mk 14:1–15:47 (or Mk 15:22-39)
The soldiers brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take. sunday Passion of Our Lord (Palm Sunday)It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. The inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!” In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves and saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also taunted him. When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.” And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
REFLECTION
The crucified Jesus portrayed by Mark is the representative-human being who touches the rock bottom of abandonment and gives voice to the most intense sense of aloneness in suffering. But the voice is not of desperation, but of prayer (Ps 22:1) poured forth from a heart that continues to trust and hang on to the relationship with God, who is perceived as silent and far off but not really absent. In this anguished cry, each one of us today can find the expression of our deepest longing to stay connected with God in all the dark and painful circumstances of our life. And because Jesus is the representative-human being, his unshakeable trust in the Father will keep us firmly anchored in the one and only secure relationship in this constantly changing and passing world.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, though they dared you to prove your divinity by stepping down from the cross, you remained in order to assure us that we would never be abandoned in our sufferings. Amen.