Reflection On John 12: 20-32
To attain
something in life one must lose something – Do you agree? A simple question
though it consists reality and thought provoking equation to life whether to
lose or gain? Let me give an example of a man:
A group of explorers
was trapped on frozen waters near South Pole. A heavy snow had fallen and their
progress was slow. It was doubtful that they would make it back to their base.
Their food supply had dwindled and each man had only a few biscuits in his
knapsack. That night as they were sleeping, the leader stirred uneasily and
awoke, for he had heard a movement and was afraid someone was ill. He lay his
eyes almost close but watching. Then he saw his companion stretched out his arm
very carefully towards the knapsack of the youngest member of the party. The
leader was shocked. He knew they were all desperately hungry, but had they sunk
so low that one of them had become a thief? That too an explorer was as bad as
murderer. However, his fears quickly vanished as he saw the man take half a
biscuit out of his own bag and place it very quietly in the other's. Apparently
he had observed that the youngest in the party was getting very weak and he
thought that he might be too proud to accept some one's rations. The leader said
it was as though a fire had been kindled in the deadly cold of that Antarctic
night. Sacrificial love had filled that snowy shelter with a warm glow.
Love is not
blind but looks.
Abroad
through other eyes
And asks
not, “Must I give?"
But may I
sacrifice?
Message:
The measure
of our love is the measure of our sacrifice.
The context of the Gospel speaks
on the same Sacrifice. Man’s highest life does not consist in self-expression,
but in self-sacrifice. That is what Jesus insists; not only had He done it for
our own sake. St. Paul re-asserts this desirable attitude of heart and mind. In
his words, he invites us to be ‘all things to all people.’
A world that looks in on itself
is a small world, a closed world. God places us in communities, a midst others,
believers and unbelievers to be all things to all people. We can reveal to
others their truest beauty: the image of God in every human life. Others can
reveal to us surprising aspects about ourselves. To the extent we share, we
grow. Self-projection is an error. Imperfection cannot project perfection. But
perfection cans the perfection who is Christ. Man’s highest life consists in
self sacrifice, self-giving in order that His light may shine through. All this
was said explained and did by Jesus in His time.
Question to
ponder:
Am I a
life-giving man or woman?
Do you concern on others?
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