ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS - Comments From the Chair - 27 March 2021

#SessionOfTheSanhedrin #PlottingToKillJesus #Pharisees #Envy #Rivalry TOPIC: DO YOU FEEL ENVIOUS OF THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS? First Reading: Ezekiel 37:21-28 Responsorial Psalm: Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12ABCD, 13 Verse Before the Gospel: Ezekiel 18:31 Gospel: John 11:45-56 In today’s gospel reading, the chief priests and Pharisees were now plotting to kill Jesus. Jesus just came to raise Lazarus from the dead and the report to the chief priests and Pharisees stirred alarm bells. Jesus was becoming so popular and had attracted many people to His teachings with the many miracles and healings He had been doing. People have been led to believe Him more than the religious authorities who were constantly embarrassed as He defied, to their minds, the Mosaic Law by healing on a Sabbath day. This is the 354th installment of our CFC quarantine contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings. [NOTE: All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on   / cfchrist   and Bong Arjonillo’s Facebook page]