Date: June 5, 2020 ()

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There were instances in his preaching that Jesus would reveal his unique personality. We know he is greater than any prophet and now in today’s gospel he speaks of himself as someone greater than David. Jesus quoted the scripture recalling David’s prophetic proclamation: The Lord said to my lord, ‘Sit at my right hand until I place your enemies under your feet.’ Using a rabbinic form of argumentation, he said: “David himself calls him ‘lord’; so how is he his son?” What king would address his son as Lord? And Jesus is telling us that he is more than a child of David. The Christ, more than a human being, is divine - one who came from God. In fact, our Christian forefathers’ understanding of the title “Son” and “Lord” actually had a divine connotation.

But, many people in his time never understood Jesus in these things. Though, some were delighted and saw hope of redemption in Jesus; but most of those in power were threatened and unbelieving. The Messiah was instead accused of blasphemy.

But no matter or however people discourage us, Jesus still wants us to believe in his words. In the gospel of John, Jesus assures us: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we will come to him.”

The letter to Timothy today encourages us to rather remain faithful to what we have learned and believed from the Scriptures which are capable of giving us wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ. Furthermore, the letter says: “all Scripture is inspired by God and is useful: (a) “to teach,” the truths of faith; (b) “to reprove,” or refute the errors against faith; (c) “to correct,” vices and sins; (d) “to instruct in justice.” If then, we can examine ourselves today, whose wisdom inspires our actions?

Today is the feast day of St. Boniface. His courage was remarkable when he cut down a giant oak that the people honored as the national sanctuary of the god Thor. Boniface used the wood to build a chapel in honor of St. Peter. This courageous act assured the eventual triumph of the Gospel in Germany.

Our psalms today testify to us: “O Lord, great peace have they who love your law.” With greater resolve let us assent to the saving truth of the gospel of Christ that we may find light and peace in this time of fear.