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In 2014, I am facilitating a 12-week interactive online course in contemplative prayer and action for priests with Saint Luke Institute. Please visit SLIconnect.org to learn more: https://www.sliconnect.org/product/living-god-program-contemplative-life-2/
Monday
of the 3rd Week of Advent
Mepkin Abbey
December 16,
2013
KIDS OR
ADULTS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø At first sight,
today’s gospel sounds like a bunch of children being childish
Ø “I’m not going to tell
you if you’re not going to tell me.” And on it goes
Ø Actually, interchange
between religious leaders & J is about a very adult topic
Ø It’s to whom do I give
authority over my life?
TO WHOM
GIVE AUTHORITY? ++++++++++++++++++
Ø Religious leaders,
surprisingly, because they’re religious leaders, will not make a commitment
Ø Will not decide 1 way
or other when comes 2 John Baptist
Ø J wants them & us 2
make a commitment
Ø 2 whom do we give
authority over our lives?
Ø The answer depends
upon identity
Ø It is the identity of
J that’s in question
Ø That’s really what the
religious leaders are getting at when they start the questioning here
Ø Do we believe that
Jesus is a holy man w/ some good things 2 add 2 R spirituality?
Ø Or do we believe he’s
Son of G who’s come 2 earth
Ø And if we believe
that, what difference does it make in way we live?
Ø It’s not just theoretical
question
Ø Might find selves in
same dilemma as religious leaders
APPLICATION
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø Might say J is
long-waited Savior & Son of G, but then live daily life in different way
Ø Does he make a difference
in how well we’re willing to do our job?
Ø Make difference in how
talk about others?
Ø Make difference in
whether we’re taking time for prayer?
Ø Does he make
difference in how much we waste in paper cups, towels, and tissues?
CONCLUSION
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø So the question posed
in Advent & again at Christmas: who is Jesus for me?
Ø If he’s what I say he
is, do I give him authority over my life?
Ø That’s what is going
on this spat between the religious leaders and Jesus today
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
