Carmelite homily for Tuesday, March 31, 2020 – Lectionary 252 (John 8:21-30)
In today’s Gospel the Pharisees come to Jesus with yet more gripes and they ask, ‘who are you?’ And he says, ‘I’ve told you from the beginning and I have a lot to teach you.’ But he doesn’t teach them in the passage. Why? Maybe because we’re not listening. But maybe because Saint Therese knows, “He instructs without the noise of words.” What does that mean? Maybe example. What does that mean? Maybe love. What does that mean? Compassion. What does that mean? Humane life. What does that mean? Living deeply in Jesus.
