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Friday, March 27, 2009
Wisdom 2:1, 12-22, Psalm 34, John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/nab/032709.shtml
HOW TO BECOME ANTI-CHRIST
"Let us beset the Just One, because He is obnoxious to us." —Wisdom 2:12
Jesus is the Just One; He is Justice Itself (1 Cor 1:30). Therefore, He
seems obnoxious to the unjust. They say of Jesus: "To us He is the censure
of our thoughts; merely to see Him is a hardship for us" (Wis 2:14). Thus
Jesus is not only considered obnoxious but merely seeing Him becomes a
hardship for the unjust.
Furthermore, "everyone who practices evil hates the light" (Jn 3:20). If
we don't repent of our injustices, of our sins, we eventually don't want
Jesus Christ even mentioned, and finally, we hate Him. We have become an
anti-Christ (see 1 Jn 2:18).
Although they may pride themselves on being tolerant of almost anything,
the unrepentant are intolerant of Christianity and militantly
anti-Christian. They say: "With revilement and torture let us put Him to
the test that we may have proof of His gentleness and try His patience.
Let us condemn Him to a shameful death" (Wis 2:19-20).
Traditionally, preachers and teachers have proclaimed that each of us had
a part in Jesus' crucifixion because He died to atone for our sins (see
Catechism, 598). Yet how many of us see a direct connection between our
sins and Jesus' sufferings on Calvary? However, if we don't repent of sin,
we are re-crucifying Christ (Heb 6:6), and will be as anti-Christ as those
screaming for Jesus' blood at the foot of the cross.
Prayer: Father, this Lent help me to repent of sin and let You change my
hardened, even hateful, heart.
Promise: "When the just cry out, the Lord hears them, and from all their
distress He rescues them." —Ps 34:18
Praise: Mel, a company vice-president, receives the Eucharist each morning
before starting his workday.
(For a related teaching, order our tape "Effects of Sin" on audio AV 81-3
or video V-81.)
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