Daily reflection _ stained with tears


STAINED WITH TEARS
Do you recognize God's visitation today in your life?
Deacon John Ruscheinsky
Why does Jesus weep and lament for this city of Jerusalem? God had sent them the prophets and now His only Son Jesus. They did not understand God's word, because of pride and unbelief. They did not recognize God's visitation in His Son Jesus. Jesus' entrance was a gracious visitation. Jerusalem's lack of faith, however, leads to its destruction. Jesus' lamentation and prophecy echoes Jeremiah's of the first destruction of Jerusalem and it first temple. Jeremiah's lamentation offered hope of deliverance and restoration: As we read in Lamentations 3 - But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Jesus' death and resurrection would bring about a new temple in the Holy Spirit, the church as the bride of Christ and the people of God.
Responsorial Psalm we acclaim: To the upright I will show the saving power of God. God has spoken and summoned/ He shines forth... No matter whom we are, or what age...
Points to Pray and Ponder: Do you recognize God's visitation today in your life?
Do you accept the grace to turn away from sin and to walk in God's way of peace and holiness?