WEDNESDAY, FOURTH WEEK OF EASTERTIDE
Acts 12:24–13:5 Ps 67: 2-3, 5-6, 8 Jn 12: 44-50
LETTING GOD “SHOW THROUGH”
Today’s Gospel confronts us with a powerful truth: to see Jesus is to see the Father, and to hear Jesus is to hear the very words of God. Jesus is not merely a messenger; He is the visible revelation of the invisible God, as St Paul teaches us! As St. John Paul II beautifully reminds us in ‘Theology of the Body,’ the body exists to make the invisible visible. In Christ, God’s love, mercy, and truth are no longer hidden-they are embodied in the person of Jesus. This Gospel does not stop with Jesus. It gently but firmly turns toward each of us. If Christ reveals the Father through His words and actions, then those who follow Him, as his disciples and believers, are called to do the same. The simple wisdom of the child captures this calling perfectly: If God is so big, and I am so small, and God lives inside me, should He not show through? That question becomes the heart of Christian discipleship.
Jesus tells us that His words will judge us, not because He desires condemnation, but because His words are life. To accept them is to live in the light; to reject them is to choose darkness. As St. John of the Cross famously said, “We will be examined in love.” In the end, our lives will not be measured by success, possessions, or status, but by love made visible.
The so-called “final exam” of life is not about loopholes or technicalities or a test to manifest how much we have done and thus to earn merits or a place God’s kingdom. God will not ask about our cars, houses, salaries, or social standing. He will solely be concerned about how we loved, and that alone will be his heart-piercing question to us: Did our words heal or harm? Did our actions lift others up? Did we allow our possessions to serve love, or did we allow them to rule us? Did our deeds match the Gospel we spoke? In living the life of a faithful catholic, every word we speak, every choice we make, becomes a testimony. When our words reflect Christ’s truth and our actions embody His love, God shines through us. This is humbling as much as it is challenging; but in the end, it is also our deepest calling as a Catholic.
Response: Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
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