LENT DAY 36: JESUS KNOWS, JESUS SEES, JESUS UNDERSTANDS. (Homily for March 22, 2016. Tuesday of the Holy Week)


Bible Study: Isaiah 49, 1 to 6 and John 13, 21 to 38.


Dear friends in Christ, from our readings this morning, we can see one very obvious fact: that there is nothing hidden before God. As the prophet Isaiah says in the first reading: “The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name…” God knew us long before we were born and he knows everything about us. God knows our secret thoughts, his eyes are always with us and he knows even our future.

The Psalmist declares: “O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my every thought when far away. You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest. Every moment you know where I am. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, LORD.” Psalm 139, 1 to 4.

Long before Judas Iscariot conceived the idea of betraying him, Jesus already knew it and that he was able to say it to the disciples. “Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.” John 13, 21. Judas had no idea that Jesus knew what was in his mind. He gladly took the morsel of bread pretending to be a friend of Jesus and all the while he was calculating in his mind how he would enjoy some cool thirty pieces of silver.

Long before Peter ever imagined he would deny ever knowing him, Jesus knew the exact number of times and when these denials would take place. Jesus was not carried away by Peter’s confession of undying loyalty: “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your life for me? Very truly, I tell you, before the cock crows, you will have denied me three times. John 13, 37 to 38 

The fact that Jesus could tell what was in the mind of Judas Iscariot and predict Peter’s denial only proves what the Psalmist says that God knows everything about us. It proves that Jesus is God. It also proves that there is nothing about us that is beyond the reach and understanding of Jesus.

We don’t even need to say much or explain ourselves to him when we pray. All we need is to have that confident faith that we are praying to a God before whom nothing in this life is ever hidden.

Let us Pray:
Lord Jesus, you knew me long before I was born and there is nothing that happens to me that escapes your sight, not even my thoughts and imaginations are beyond your sight. Help me to be always conscious of this fact that I may live for you alone. Amen.

God bless you. Good morning. Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you.


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