Lord, you reward virtue and forgive the repentant sinner. Grant us your forgiveness as we come before you confessing our guilt. Through your son Jesus we ask this. Amen
Jn 5:17-30Jesus answered the Jews: “My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.”For this reason they tried all the more to kill him,because he not only broke the sabbathbut he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God.
Jesus answered and said to them,“Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own,but only what he sees the Father doing;for what he does, the Son will do also.For the Father loves the Sonand shows him everything that he himself does,and he will show him greater works than these,so that you may be amazed.For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life,so also does the Son give life to whomever he wishes.Nor does the Father judge anyone,but he has given all judgment to the Son,so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.Whoever does not honor the Sondoes not honor the Father who sent him.Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my wordand believes in the one who sent mehas eternal life and will not come to condemnation,but has passed from death to life.
Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now herewhen the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God,and those who hear will live.For just as the Father has life in himself,so also he gave to the Son the possession of life in himself.And he gave him power to exercise judgment,because he is the Son of Man.Do not be amazed at this,because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombswill hear his voice and will come out,those who have done good deedsto the resurrection of life,but those who have done wicked deedsto the resurrection of condemnation.
“I cannot do anything on my own;I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just,because I do not seek my own willbut the will of the one who sent me.”
In the marvelous discourse that follows his sign of healing, Jesus says, "I am not seeking my own will but the will of him who sent me." We are filled with a sense of sorrow and gratitude, as we see what he did for us.
Help us to receive good things from your bounty with a deep sense of gratitude;-and to accept with patience the evil that comes to us.Teach us to be loving not only in great and exceptional moments,-but above all in the ordinary events of daily life.May we abstain from what we do not really need,-and help our brothers and sisters in distress.May we bear the wounds of your Son,-for through his body he gave us life.
Loving and merciful God, We are so aware of our sins and weaknesses. But as painfully aware of my faults as we are, Let us also remember your tender love, your gentle and limitless forgiveness. We come before you filled with pain and guilt but look into your eyes and see the forgiving love we so long for in our lives. Help us to forgive the same way. Teach us to love as you love.
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