Friday, 20 March 2026

Faith in God sustains hardships

FAITH helps us to trust in God’s Time and COURAGE helps us to accept the TRUTH in Jesus.

Every day we use Technology and social media. However, in the world of technology and social media, Security, Identity and Privacy are major concerns.  

Concerning the security, identity and Privacy of Jesus, Gospel tells us that Jesus went to Judea hiding, the Pharisees don’t know him, they reject him and they search to kill him. On the contrary, we will also hear that, Jesus was with them preaching the truth and yet they did not catch him because His hour has not come.

Jesus knew who he was. He knew the purpose of his life on earth as son of God.

As followers of Jesus, the Gospel reading helps us to reflect our faith journey and our relationship with Jesus.

Jesus said “one does not live alone by bread but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.”

Trust in God's Time

In the Gospel, we hear, the Pharisees search for Jesus not to listen Jesus but to arrest him. They look for Jesus not to understand the Truth in him but to Kill him. The miracles of Jesus did not open their eyes and the preaching of Jesus did not open their heart. They ignored him as Son of God, they rejected the Truth in his teaching and they tried to kill him. Faith in God does not mean a life without difficulties but faith that sustain us despite difficulties. Faith is to trust God not only in success also in failures, not in good health also in sickness. Not only in life also in death. FAITH helps us to trust in God’s Time and COURAGE helps us to accept the TRUTH in Jesus.

However, Jesus knowing the risk to his life and yet he went to Judea to preach the good news. Jesus did not care the risk to his life but went to preach the people of God. He risked his life for God’s will.

Let’s pray for the gift of FAITH to trust in God’s TIMING in moments of difficulties, doubts and uncertainties and pray for COURAGE to accept the TRUTH in Jesus.

Tempo di Dio

Nel vangelo di oggi, vediamo che i farisei cercano Gesù, non per ascoltarlo, ma, per arrestarlo. Lo cercano non per accogliere la Verità, che Egli porta, ma per eliminarlo. I suoi miracoli non aprono i loro occhi, la sua parola non apre il loro cuore. Rifiutano Gesù come Figlio di Dio e respingono la Verità del suo insegnamento.

Questo ci ricorda, che la fede non significa una vita, senza difficoltà, ma una vita sostenuta da Dio dentro le difficoltà. Avere fede è fidarsi di Dio non solo nel successo, ma anche nel fallimento; non solo nella salute, ma anche nella malattia; non solo nella vita, ma anche davanti alla morte. La fede ci aiuta a confidare nel tempo di Dio; il coraggio ci aiuta ad accogliere la Verità di Gesù.

Cari fratelli, Gesù sapeva il rischio che correva andando in Giudea, eppure è andato a proclamare il Vangelo. Non ha evitato il pericolo, ma ha scelto la volontà del Padre. Ha rischiato la vita per il Vangelo. Credeva nella potenza e nei tempi di Dio. In questa santa messa Preghiamo, per il dono della fede, perché ci sostenga nei momenti di dubbio, fragilità e incertezza. Preghiamo per il dono del coraggio, perché possiamo accogliere e vivere la Verità in Cristo. 

Faith in God sustains hardships

FAITH helps us to trust in God’s Time and COURAGE helps us to accept the TRUTH in Jesus. Every day we use Technology and social media....