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Wednesday of Holy Week
St. Luke’s Institute
March 27, 2013
HOW COULD HE? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø “They
paid Judas thirty pieces of silver, and from that time on he looked for an
opportunity to hand him over”
Ø It's a
horrific scene: Judas sells out Jesus for thirty pieces of silver
Ø How could he,
we ask?
Ø After
spending three years in his company, after witnessing his healings and
teachings, how could he do it?
EASIER THAN WE THINK ++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø It’s easier
than you might first imagine
Ø Sometime
today we may very well do the same thing
Ø Oh, we won't
sell anyone into crucifixion
Ø But we will
claim "silver" at the expense of someone else
Ø We will
quietly act in our own interests and someone will lose or suffer as a result
Ø We will make
some remark or tolerate some comment that will reinforce an unfair, devastating
stereotype
Ø And we will
find some way to explain it to ourselves so that we will be able to sleep
tonight
APPLICATION +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø May today's
Gospel reverberate through our day
Ø Make us
aware of the thirty pieces of silver we claim at the cost of someone else
Ø At the many
unconscious and rote ways we "betray" Jesus in our midst
Ø
What will it take to open our hearts so we
may let go of the "silver" we stubbornly and greedily cling to?
CONCLUSION +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø
As we approach the Sacred Triduum, we need to
refocus our vision in order to see Jesus in every moment of our lives
Ø
We need to re-center our spirits in Christ’s love
that we may treasure the love of family, parishioners, and friends
Ø And look
forward to bringing Christ’s love into the lives of the poor, the lost and the
hopeless among us
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