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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“TO RECOGNIZE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT”

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Dear Father, it goes too far to suspect Your Son of being in league with the devil when He heals, and to accuse Him of being possessed by a demon when He speaks the word of wisdom, as happened to Him in Israel.

When such terrible things are said, one almost irrevocably closes the door to true knowledge. The more one argues against the obviousness of Your action, the greater the danger of committing the sin against the Holy Spirit. It is the very sin the devil committed: the willful sin against better knowledge. It is unforgivable, as Scripture testifies. May the Lord protect people from ever committing blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

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In Reflexion

Day 33: “The demons try to prevent Jesus from being recognized”

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Our Lenten journey has brought us today to what is known as the “First Sunday of Passion” and draws us ever closer to Holy Week. The confrontations and disputes between the hostile Jews and Jesus continue and grow increasingly aggressive (Jn 8:46–59). We can see that the Lord is faced with stubborn hearts that are simply unwilling to open themselves to the truth.

We had already noted that neither the miraculous healings, nor the resurrection of Lazarus, nor the wisdom that flowed from the Lord’s mouth had managed to convince the Jews. In this context, Jesus utters these words, in which His lament is perceptible: “Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? He who is of God hears the words of God; the reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.” (vv. 46–47)

With these words, the Lord gives us the key to understanding why the hostile Jews were so obstinate: they do not come from God, nor are their thoughts, words, and actions guided by Him. That is why they close themselves off more and more the further Jesus leads them into the truth.

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