THE WORD IN LENT - Monday, Fifth week in Lent
March 22, 2021: Daniel 13: 1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62; John 8; 1-11
Susanna's story in the first reading and the story of the woman brought to Jesus accused of adultery, are two grand examples of the fact that God takes side with the weak and the vulnerable. They are two crucial dimensions of God’s love – love for the innocent weak and love for the suffering and exploited.
At times the so-called just and righteous will wonder what
is wrong with God, the way God takes sides with the so-called sinners and the ‘undeserving’!
If we were careful not to side ourselves with the self-righteous and
self-proclaimed just ones, we would easily understand our call to play God's
role in the situations we find ourselves in: the role of taking sides with the
weak, the vulnerable, the little ones of the Lord!
These are two different perspectives – one, that of the
self-righteous and the other, the Truly Righteous God. The difference between
the above mentioned two perspectives is simply this: one itches to condemn; the
other is moved by compassion. Depending on what stance we take, we would
determine which camp we belong to – to the condemnation camp or to the
compassion camp!
It is compassion that is Godly and we need to grow seriously out of a vindictive spirit, if we want to put on the mind of Christ. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, declares St. Paul (Rom 8:1). It is so, because God is love and True Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things and endures all things (1 Cor 13:7).
Let us strive to belong always to the Compassion camp!
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