Short Reflection for the 5th Sunday in Lent (C) – The Samaritan Woman at the Well
Readings:
Isaiah 43: 16-21; Philippians 3: 8-14; John 8: 1-11
Selected
Passage: “Then Jesus straightened up and
said to her, ‘Woman, where are they? Has
no one condemned you?’ She replied, ‘No
one, sir.’ Then Jesus said, ‘neither do
I condemn you. Go, (and) from now on do not sin anymore.’” (John 8: 10-11)
Reflection: The gospel
tells us that God does not condemn us. In
fact, he gives us the grace not only to free us from our past but the
opportunity to begin life anew. Such is the LOVE of God that he offered his
only begotten Son that we may have new LIFE and life to the full. Quoting St. Paul in the 2nd
reading: ‘one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to
what lies ahead…’
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