LAMB OF GOD WHO TAKES AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD
Today is the second Sunday in ordinary time. The first reading from Is 46:3, 5-6, and the Gospel Jn 1:29-34 x-rays Jesus’ ministry of redeeming sinners. John the Baptist called him the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. The first reading, among other roles of the Messiah, is to gather the scattered people of Israel back to God.
Sin is not a physical stain that we can just wash away. Nor can we take it away as if it was a thing. Sin is not a thing. Sin is a condition, a condition of brokenness and woundedness. Each of us is damaged and broken by Sin. We all need this Lamb of God through the grace of the Holy Spirit to be restored to our original brightness after baptism.
We are not things to be repaired. We are people, people to be brought back into a relationship with God and with one another.
May God give us the grace of full reconciliation with him and with people around us so that people will encounter Jesus through us.
Happy Sunday, beloved in Christ!
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