This week’s Gospel message for Sunday, March 3, 2024 is from John 2:13-25.
Since the Passover of the Jews was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money changers seated there. He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables, and to those who sold doves he said, “Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.” His disciples recalled the words of Scripture, Zeal for your house will consume me. . .While he was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, many began to believe in his name when they saw the signs he was doing.
Reflection
“God loves us to the point of forever inviting us to reconciliation. God has nothing to gain by showering us with mercy. We are offered an eternal gift without having anything commensurate in value to give in return. But we can pay forward instead. We can offer what we are able to those who are in no position to pay us back. In doing so, we imitate God’s generosity; we imitate God’s loved-based covenant.” SOURCE: Pastoral Patterns, Spring 2024
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday 2 Kings 5:1-15b; Luke 4:24-30
Tuesday Daniel 3:25, 34-43; Matthew 18:21-35
Wednesday Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9; Matthew 5:17-19
Thursday Jeremiah 7:23-28; Luke 11:14-23
Friday Hosea 14:2-10; Mark 12:28-34
Saturday Hosea 6:1-6; Luke 18:9-14
“The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul.” Psalm 19:8