Scripture Reflections for the Fourth Sunday of Lent
Year A, Lectionary 31
The readings for this Sunday aren't primarily about blindness. They are about SEEING as God sees. Yes, to not remain in darkness but more about having Jesus as our light source in order to see the world anew as God sees. Only then can we be transformed in our daily lives as we interact with one another.
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“people are so often looking for guidance, you know, 'how do I live a Christian life? What am I supposed to do? What kind of choices I should make?' Well, here's a tip: how about you read the Bible?”
“So what's Jesus talking about here? He's teaching us the difference between true sight and true blindness. See, the Pharisees think that true blindness is physical blindness but Jesus is revealing here that true blindness is the inability to see that he has come from God and that he is in fact the savior of the world.”
“And so we learned that, that the work of God is breathing new life into things that we think are lifeless, like dirt”
“And the reason why God sent Jesus in flesh was to reminds us how close our God is. God is not distant from us, never has and never will be.”
“So truly deeply receiving sight allows us to better navigate our fears and doubts and to walk with greater hope on this road called life”
“God’s saving work begins where our confident assessments fail, and vision is given not to those who claim clarity but to those willing to be led beyond what they think they already see”
“every time we witness to the truth in whatever way we can, every time we act in friendship and solidarity and love with our neighbors, a ray of the light of the reign of God pierces the darkness”
“Grace knows where to find you”
“We need to understand that just because we can physically see, do we want to?”
“Again and again and again, God seems to use the most unlikely to do the most impossible. God seems to use the most negative and humiliating thing about us to create something wonderful.”
“Many of us sleepwalk spiritually. We don't know where we're going. And that's why you can get tripped up in this Christian walk if you don't see things spiritually the way God sees them. But God wants us to have 2020 vision.”
“All the the harshness and the suffering will happen regardless whether or not we include God in our day-to-day. But there's a major difference, there's a whole life changing difference between facing all that with God and without God.”
“Sometimes our failures can be opportunities, not to be guilty and shameful, but to be transformed”
“Have you ever been chosen for something that you weren't expected to be chosen for?”
“We may not be fine because of the presence of evil around us but as Christians we are fine because the Lord is our shepherd”
“If we see, we are responsible. We can no longer claim ignorance.”
“we got enough evidence in history, amen, to see that when we do not pull together but try and pull each other apart, we never benefit from that. Society has never grown from our turning in on ourselves.”
“As we look at ourselves now, if we were to see with the eyes of God perhaps with equal parts generosity and judgment, what would we see? Are we living according to God's desire and vision for us?”
“God looks at the heart and when he sees us, he sees himself. Do we have the nerve, do we have the courage, do we have the commitment, do we have the wisdom, do we have the guts to see that way with everybody and everything that God sends our way?”
“sometimes we don't notice the light around us. Nor do we notice the light that's inside of us. We're so quick to see what's wrong with ourselves and our world. Do we ever thank God for what is so good?”