FAUSTI - Even the Greeks now want to "see Jesus". They are the anticipation of "all" those who will be attracted to Him when He is lifted up from the ground, the very first fruits of the grain of wheat, fallen into the ground, that dies. It is true, the whole world goes after Him, even the pagans. The dominion of the Messiah extends itself to all. The Greeks are non-Jews, proselytes and sympathizers. They went up to Jerusalem during Easter to adore the Lord; they meet the Son, in whom the Father is adored in Spirit and Truth (4:23). The Greeks wanted to see the light that comes into the world to enlighten every man. To see means to know, to adhere, to believe. Faith is "seeing". The Greeks express their desire to Philip, not directly to Jesus. The "Greeks" and we among them will access Jesus through His disciples. - Jesus does not respond to the Greeks, but to the disciples, who must continue His mission. After the anointing of Bethany and the royal entrance into Jerusalem, the hour has come for the glorification of the Son of Man, who is that of the seed that dies and bears much fruit. If in the other Gospels the Word is the seed of God, in John Jesus himself it is the seed. In fact, He is the Word. To His Glory is associated whoever wants to follow Him in His same way. The hour of which we spoke for the first time at Cana has come. The whole day of Jesus culminates in this hour: it is the hour of the glorification of the Son and the Father. In John, the life of Jesus is seen from the perspective of this hour: it is illuminated by the glory of God Love, which is manifested on the cross. - WHO LOVES HIS LIFE LOSSES IT" This is true for every man : the selfish, attached to his own life, folds back on himself and remains alone. He loses his life, because life is relationship and love. Whoever wants to hold his breath dies suffocated. One lives because one inhales and exhales: life circulates because it is received and given out of love. "Whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the Gospel will save it" Mk 8:35. As paradoxical as it may seem, it is true: he who loves his own life "loses" it even in the present: he who "hates" it fully realizes it and "preserves" it also for the future. Life in fact is love: it is realized in the gift of oneself. To serve is the concrete expression of love: love is the servant of life. Whoever does not love is a slave of death. Jesus invites those who want to become like Him to follow Him, following His own path.The abode of Jesus is the Father, who loves the Son and loves the world so much that He gives the Son (3:16).We too are called to dwell in the Father through love. "Now" when the destiny of the wheat seed has come, Jesus is troubled, as if before the death of Lazarus (11:33). Jesus feels anguish and fear, He is afraid and trembles before a death in the flower of the years, a violent and unjust death, infamous and in total abandonment. "Now" when the destiny of the wheat seed has come, Jesus is troubled, as if before the death of Lazarus (11:33). Jesus feels anguish and fear, he is afraid and trembles before a death in the flower of the years, a violent and unjust death, infamous and in total abandonment. He, who lived and proclaimed the love of the Father and the brothers, falls victim to hatred and misunderstanding. He, who is the Light of the world, ends up underground. This upset of Jesus is important. If there were not, we would be alone and lost in the face of what makes us lonely and lost: death, violence, injustice, infamy and abandonment. Instead, He is with us and lives this situation as a child, with trust in the Father.
FAUSTI - Even the Greeks now want to "see Jesus". They are the anticipation of "all" those who will be attracted to Him when He is lifted up from the ground, the very first fruits of the grain of wheat, fallen into the ground, that dies.
RispondiEliminaIt is true, the whole world goes after Him, even the pagans.
The dominion of the Messiah extends itself to all. The Greeks are non-Jews, proselytes and sympathizers.
They went up to Jerusalem during Easter to adore the Lord; they meet the Son, in whom the Father is adored in Spirit and Truth (4:23).
The Greeks wanted to see the light that comes into the world to enlighten every man.
To see means to know, to adhere, to believe. Faith is "seeing".
The Greeks express their desire to Philip, not directly to Jesus.
The "Greeks" and we among them will access Jesus through His disciples. - Jesus does not respond to the Greeks, but to the disciples, who must continue His mission.
After the anointing of Bethany and the royal entrance into Jerusalem, the hour has come for the glorification of the Son of Man, who is that of the seed that dies and bears much fruit.
If in the other Gospels the Word is the seed of God, in John Jesus himself it is the seed.
In fact, He is the Word.
To His Glory is associated whoever wants to follow Him in His same way.
The hour of which we spoke for the first time at Cana has come.
The whole day of Jesus culminates in this hour: it is the hour of the glorification of the Son and the Father.
In John, the life of Jesus is seen from the perspective of this hour: it is illuminated by the glory of God Love, which is manifested on the cross. - WHO LOVES HIS LIFE LOSSES IT" This is true for every man : the selfish, attached to his own life, folds back on himself and remains alone. He loses his life, because life is relationship and love. Whoever wants to hold his breath dies suffocated. One lives because one inhales and exhales: life circulates because it is received and given out of love.
"Whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the Gospel will save it" Mk 8:35. As paradoxical as it may seem, it is true: he who loves his own life "loses" it even in the present: he who "hates" it fully realizes it and "preserves" it also for the future.
Life in fact is love: it is realized in the gift of oneself.
To serve is the concrete expression of love: love is the servant of life. Whoever does not love is a slave of death.
Jesus invites those who want to become like Him to follow Him, following His own path.The abode of Jesus is the Father, who loves the Son and loves the world so much that He gives the Son (3:16).We too are called to dwell in the Father through love.
"Now" when the destiny of the wheat seed has come, Jesus is troubled, as if before the death of Lazarus (11:33). Jesus feels anguish and fear, He is afraid and trembles before a death in the flower of the years, a violent and unjust death, infamous and in total abandonment.
"Now" when the destiny of the wheat seed has come, Jesus is troubled, as if before the death of Lazarus (11:33). Jesus feels anguish and fear, he is afraid and trembles before a death in the flower of the years, a violent and unjust death, infamous and in total abandonment.
He, who lived and proclaimed
the love of the Father and the brothers, falls victim to hatred and misunderstanding.
He, who is the Light of the world, ends up underground.
This upset of Jesus is important.
If there were not, we would be alone and lost in the face of what makes us lonely and lost: death, violence, injustice, infamy and abandonment.
Instead, He is with us and lives this situation as a child, with trust in the Father.