A Circle of Glory

There's a lot of glorifying going on in today's gospel (John 13)!

Jesus says to his disciples:

"Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself,
and he will glorify him at once."

Whaaat?

A careful reading of this passage brings to the surface the oneness of God and Jesus.  The Trinity is made up of God the Father, Jesus his son, and the Holy Spirit.

There are three persons in the Holy Trinity, but only Jesus among them is 100% divine and 100% human.  He was innocent, but went to the cross and took on our sins and accepted death to save us.

This loving act of Jesus, glorified the Father, and in turn, the Father glorified Jesus in it as well.

From the cross we learn the depth of love Jesus has for us.  We learn just how accessible forgiveness is as we witness him welcoming one of the two thieves hanging beside him to paradise.

All the thief had to do was ask. The same is true for us.  Repent of our sins, and ask for God's mercy. Done.

What is really cool is that, when we do this, then God is glorified in us!

I hope you are having a blessed holy week.

Janet Cassidy
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