REFLECTION
The First Station: Jesus is condemned to death.
Pilate spoke to them again, “Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of the Jews?’ They shouted back, ‘Crucify him!’ Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified” Mark 15:12-13,15.
Jesus had just celebrated Passover with his closest friends. In the warm intimacy of their shared meal, Jesus had washed their feet, fed them with the bread of life, and loved them with mercy and tenderness. But their joy turned to bitter disappointment when he was betrayed, arrested, and condemned. How could Judas have led the soldiers to Jesus? How could Judas have had no mercy on Jesus, his beloved friend?
We too betray Jesus when we put ourselves first, allowing others to fend for themselves. We abandon him when we ignore the poor, choosing instead to feed, clothe and house ourselves first while the poor sit at our gates suffering. We condemn others like Judas did Jesus when we follow the pathway of selfishness and sin rather than self-giving love.
Let us pray: Jesus, like your disciples, we are weak in faith. May your grace empower us to be like you in our daily lives. May we empty ourselves of selfishness so that we may be filled with mercy for others especially those who suffer most. Move our hearts, we pray, to engage in the works of mercy that can heal the world. Amen.
Fr Teboho Matseke
LITURGICAL
26 February 2018 - 2nd Sunday of Lent
Ps 116: 10. 15-19
Mk 9: 2-10
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