Jesus said to Nicodemus:
“No one has gone up to heaven
except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,
so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.– John 3:13-17
Today, the Rev. Bryan Wright gave the homily at the 11 a.m. Mass at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in Wellsboro, Pa. Here is some of what he said:
How many of us feel God is out to get us? Today on the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross, we are reminded that God is not out to get us. He is not here to condemn us for our faults…
If he is out to get us, it is to get us to bring us home. He fervently seeks us. For He so loved the world that He gave His only son. That is the God we worship. That is the triumph of The Cross…
No matter how bad we are, His love is greater. Today we celebrate God’s love for us and that he passionately seeks us out.
Sometimes I think we forget that it is not only we who are seeking God, but it is He who also is seeking us, not because He needs us, but because He loves us.
Lord, help me to be mindful that You are not out to “get” me, to “condemn” me, but to get me to love me. Thank you. Amen.
