The Lord is right and just

 



Friday of the 4th week of Lent 


Wisdom 2:1,​12-22

Psalm 33(34):16,18,19-21,23

John 7:1-2,​10,​25-30



The crowd in Jerusalem wasn’t filled with skeptics; they were the fervent, the devoted ones who showed up, studied the sacred texts, upheld the traditions, and paid their temple dues. But when Truth—immense and unmissable—entered their midst in the flesh, they did what any threat to certainty does: they demanded an arrest.

“We know where this man is from.”

Seven words—arguably the most powerful and dangerous sentence religion ever uttered.




The Book of Wisdom cuts through the chaos with chilling clarity: it's not hate for the righteous man because he’s wrong. It's envy—because he’s right, and his very life challenges their falsehoods. His presence prompts a question they refuse to answer. So, they quietly, fervently, and theologically begin crafting a case against him.

Notice the subtlety. It’s not shouted; it’s whispered. Rationalized. Orchestrated behind closed doors. 


Today, truth-tellers are silenced in courtrooms, while we cling to our rosaries. We bow our heads in prayer, fists clenched around our security.That’s how conscience is silenced—not in one dramatic act, but gradually, through a hundred reasonable-sounding betrayals.




If your faith doesn’t make you a threat to the status quo, then it’s just decoration. Remember: the Cross was a symbol of terror long before it became jewelry.

Jesus weaves through the crowd—impossible to contain, unstoppable as always.

When truth becomes inconvenient, do you listen—or quietly begin building the case against it?

And when silence is the cost of peace, do you become a disciple of the Cross or a conspirator in the plot?

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