27/03/2026
March 28, 2026
Can envy and greed do us any good?
Certainly, the answer is NO! Agree?
It will not do us good...
instead, it will even push us to do evil... just like the Pharisees did to the Lord Jesus in the today gospel of John 11:45-56...
Because of His teachings with authority...
because of His many miracles like healing the sick and raising the dead... example, raising Lazarus to life...
He became so famous, especially to the poor...
The ruling authorities(Pharisees and Scribes) were already threatened by Jesus' growing popularity...
So, they were planning to silence Jesus by plotting to kill Him...
But their evil plan to kill Jesus... and so goes also His popularity... did not happen that way...
for their plan did not go as they want it to be... Right?
What if the Pharisees did not envy the Lord Jesus?
What if they simply had a dialogue with Jesus so they could work hand in hand to help the poor?
But because of envy and greed in their hearts... they chose to allow the Devil to dictate and manipulate them...
Hence, they committed a despicable crime of killing an innocent man in Jesus...
The message of the gospel today is to challenge and encourage us to w**d out our feelings of envy and greed in our hearts...
Instead of being envious to people who are excelling and becoming great... let us be happy and show them salute and praise!
Instead of being greedy... why not become generous...
Let us avoid the "crab mentality" that leads us down... and not progress in our lives...
Good morning and a Peaceful Weekend and Blessed Lenten Retreat(fr.i.a.s)