Tuesday of Holy Week Reflection

In the last week of Jesus' life, he and his disciples were in Jerusalem, along with many other people who had gone there for the Festival.

In John's gospel, immediately after John's account of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jersualem, he describes how some Greeks wanted to see Jesus. So they went and told Philip,

 "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."

Philip told Andrew about this and they both went to tell Jesus.

Jesus' response to that request to see him, was surprising. Jesus did not tell Philip and Andrew that he would be happy to meet with the Greeks who wanted to see him. Instead, he talked about death, his own in particular. He seemed to be saying that the way to see Jesus is through death and by Jesus' death. Now that is something to ponder this Holy Week.

"Jesus answered them, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.' " 

John 12: 23 - 24

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