We are all God’s poems!

Author: Fr. Ignatius Britto, SJ
Celebrate Life in Jesus!
Reflection Date: April 2, 2025 Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Daily Readings: Isaiah 49:8-15; John 5:17-30

The first reading is a powerful assurance of God’s love, faithfulness, and compassion. In today’s Gospel, Jesus affirms His union with God the Father, who continues to sustain the world. It invites us to have unwavering faith in Jesus, to follow Him in obedience, and to live with hope.

Isaiah, in today’s passage, uses the imagery of land and the freeing of prisoners. This symbolizes both spiritual and physical liberation from all sorts of fetters that bind us. God makes a covenant with the people: “I will be your God and you will be my people” (Jeremiah 7:23). His covenant with the people is unbreakable. It is beautifully expressed with the powerful metaphor of a mother’s love for her child. It shows that God’s love and care for us are infinite, personal, and unconditional. In times of brokenness and desolation, God surrounds us with His powerful presence and steadfastness.

For Jesus, God was someone who could never be fully comprehended by human understanding and wisdom. Yet, Jesus declares God as our Father. This is, in fact, a powerful claim, showing that He has a deep relationship with the Father. Jesus emphatically brings this home in the words, “I am in the Father, and the Father is in me” (John 14:11).

Call to Action for Catholic Living:

• Take time to celebrate the unconditional love of God in your life and share the joy with everyone.
• “… I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one” (John 17:23) – How do you experience this oneness in your personal relationship with the Father and Jesus?
• Let your trust in Him be the source of life for you and for all.