Homily for Tuesday of the 6th Week of Easter

Authentic openness to the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, reveals misunderstandings about sin and judgment. Those in favor of Jesus' crucifixion believed that He must have been a sinner to suffer and die in such a manner, thinking that this type of death indicated that God had judged Him. They believed it was justifiable to execute Him because they felt He was leading the Israelites away from the Law.

However, their judgments were mistaken. Jesus was not a sinner, nor was He judged by God. This highlights a contrast between God's view and human perspectives. While God cherished Jesus as His beloved Son, many others saw Him as a sinner. The One sent by God was viewed by many as condemned by Him—a perspective that was entirely mistaken.

Human judgments often miss the mark, so we must continually seek God's perspective and see others as He sees them. The Holy Spirit provides us with this divine insight. He enables us to see as God sees, to know as God knows, and to be wise as God is wise.