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December 16, 2024“I shall ask you one question…”
The time of Jesus’ passion is approaching. Tension is building as Jewish religious leaders attempt to catch Jesus off guard. Jews and Gentiles alike are rejecting God’s invitation to the Messianic banquet. But Jesus, so cleverly, asks one question – precise and concise – in today’s reading. “I shall ask you one question…”
Jesus asks one question often. Some scholars say he does this more than 70 times in the Gospel according to Matthew, but in all the Gospels, he only answers three. Sometimes the questions confer dignity, or initiate a conversation, or lead people to deeper knowledge. Sometimes the question exposes duplicity.
“Who touched me?” “Why do you notice the splinter in your brother ‘s or sister’s eye?” “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” “What do you want me to do for you?”
It is Advent, a time of welcoming the Incarnate Word in our midst. What question is Jesus asking you today?
