First Reading Isaiah 49: 8-15
Thus saith the Lord, "When I have a moment, I will answer thee, and on the day I was saved, I will help thee.
I have formed and made thee a covenant for mankind, to awaken the earth again and to distribute the inheritance desolate, to say to people who are confined to 'Come out!' and to those who are in the dark 'Tampillah!' Along the way they were as sheep not been lack of grass, and on all bare hills is also available grass for them. They will not be hungry or thirsty. The hot wind and sun shall not strike them, because compassion on them will lead them and will guide them to springs of water.
I will make all my mountains into roads and all highways in me shall Kuratakan. Look, there are people who come from far away, some from the north, from the west and some from the land of Sinim. Shout for joy, O heavens;
Shout, O earth, and rejoice with singing, O mountains! For God comforts his people and shows compassion to his people oppressed. But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me,
and the Lord has forgotten me. "Can a woman forget her baby, so he did not love the child of her womb?
Although she forget, I will not forget you. "
Thus saith the Lord.
Psalm Ps 145: 8-9.13c-14.17-18
The Lord is gracious and compassionate ,.
* The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great his mercy. The Lord is good to all, and full of grace to all who serve him.
* The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving faithful in all his deeds. God is a crutch for everyone who fell
and enforcement for all who are bowed down.
* The Lord is just in all his ways and loving faithful in all his deeds. The Lord is close to everyone who call on him,
on every person who call upon Him in faithfulness.
Introduction to the Gospel of John 11: 25a.26
I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord. Everyone who believes in me will live, even though he is dead.
Gospel reading John 5: 17-30
On one occasion, Jesus said to the Jews, "My Father worketh hitherto, and I work too." Because of this word,
Jews sought the more to kill Him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but also because he says
that God was his own Father, thereby making himself equal with God. So Jesus answered them, "I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, if he does not see the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son, and He shows His everything he does, even He will show Him greater works more than it works, so you may be surprised. for just as the Father raises the dead and turn it on,
Children as well as turn on anyone he wishes. Father does not judge anyone, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son,
does not honor the Father who sent him. I tell you:
Indeed, whoever hear my words and believe in him who sent me, he has eternal life and does not participate punished,
because he had moved out of death into life. I say unto you, Behold, the hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He has given the Son to have life in Himself. And the Father has given the Son the power to judge,
because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at it,
because a time is coming when all who are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son, and those who have done good will come out
and rose to eternal life, but those who have done evil
will rise to be condemned. I can not do anything on my own. I judge according to what I hear, and my judgment is fair, because I do not indulge myself,
but the will of him who sent me. "
Thus the Gospel of the Lord.
Devotional.
One day I visited and sent communion for a people, citizens of Maria Gunung Carmel Parish Sumenep, Madura .. She is a retired elementary school teacher and now he was old, the past, she is very busy with teaching and learning activities in schools and met with many students .. Now its activities a lot of silence and alone at home. She felt as if her life had no meaning anymore, no more hope, and just waiting to die.
In today's Gospel, Jesus presents, how God always works for the good of man. He healed a paralytic, ask to bring a mat and go off home. Apparently, it happened on the Sabbath (John 5; 8-9) Why did Jesus do something that is contrary to the Sabbath? He showed his right to work on the Sabbath. That is the will of His Father. Father to work every day, also on the Sabbath, Jesus also did the same.
As it turned out, not only that, Jesus also revealed the profound relationship between Himself with the Father. There are two main activity of God that gives life and judgmental, they are always recognized in the Jewish community, not even against the law and traditions Sabbath, Father Son gives life likewise. As the Father judge, that also carried the Son.
In particular for the evangelist John, judgment is happening now. It depends on one's attitude toward Jesus, for those who do listen to him, listen to the Father, whoever receives him, accepting the Father, He who believe in Jesus, believe in Him who sent Him. Whoever believes in the Son receives eternal life and not under sentence.
As a student we are invited to listen to Jesus and accept Him, By listening to Jesus and accept Him we express our faith. That is life and salvation. In concrete terms, that we express to do our work every day, with a good and faithful. give hope for those who do not have hope.
My dear people of God, let us cooperate with God to save the world, make life more alive.
Prayer.
O Lord, may we be able to makes our fellow, always willing to sacrifice their thoughts, feelings, our time and energy, Amin.
I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord. Everyone who believes in me will live, even though he is dead.
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