March 24, 2009

John 8: 21-32

You Cannot Go Where I Am Going
Again Jesus said to them, “I will go away; you will look for me, but you will die in your sins. You cannot go where I am going.

So the Jewish authorities said, “He says that we cannot go where he is going. Does this mean that he will kill himself?”

Jesus answered, “You belong to this world here below, but I come from above. You are from this world, but I am not from this world. That is why I told you that you will die in your sins. And you will die in your sins if you do not believe that “I Am Who I Am.”

“Who are you” they asked him.  Jesus answered, “What I have told you from the very beginning. I have much to say about you, much to condemn you for. The one who sent me, however, is truthful, and I tell the world only what I have heard from him.”

They did not understand that Jesus was talking to them about the Father. So he said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, you will know that ‘I Am Who I Am’; then you will know that I do nothing on my own authority, but I say only what the Father has instructed me to say. And he who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, because I always do what pleases him.”

Many who heard Jesus say these things believed in him.

The Truth Will Set You Free
So Jesus said to those who believed in him, “If you obey my teaching, you are really my disciples; you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

It is very easy in today’s society to get distracted and blinded by all the material possessions and corruption that surround us which can easily lead into sinful acts and deter us from the path that the Lord has provided for us. But the Lord has granted us the gift of Reconciliation. To ask for forgiveness is not an easy task because we are ashamed, embarrassed and may not feel worthy of forgiveness. The Lord is waiting to guide us back on the path of salvation and all we have to do is shed our sins and face the truth knowing that the Lord will be there to embrace us and guide us on our life journey so that we can go where the Lord is waiting for our arrival.

Lord, through this Lenten season strengthen our faith, provide the courage needed to shed our sins and face the truth which will lead us to our final destination of eternal peace and salvation. Amen

Cristina Martinez
Associate Dean of Students/Director of Career Services
 

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