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Build up others this Lent with your thoughts on the Sunday Mass readings and meditation. Three questions for reflection and discussion will be offered for each of the six Sundays during Lent. Please pray through the questions and share your insights or what the Lord spoke to you in the comments area below. Your words will inspire others in The Word Among Us community and encourage them during this grace-filled season.
Meditation & Questions on John 2:13-25
If you remember just one thing from today’s Gospel, remember this: You are God’s temple, so take care of it. Just as Jesus cleared the Temple of all corrupting influences, so too does he want to cleanse us. Just as he was zealous for his Father’s house, so too is he zealous for each of us—for we are all temples of his Holy Spirit.
But let’s put this story in perspective. Remember how encouraging and supportive Jesus is throughout the Gospels. Remember how much he loves you. Know, too, that he intercedes for you every day. Jesus is zealous for us in his passionate love, and there are times when his passion is directed against the sin in us—and that’s where we get the phrase the “wrath of God.”
Jesus wants us…
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