5th Week of Lent - Thursday B
In today’s gospel, our Lord continues his teachings and dialogue with his fellow countrymen in the Temple, the chosen people of God. The dialogue, in a way, becomes a monologue since nothing Jesus was saying was penetrating their hearts. Many of them, as we had seen, had begun to believe in him and yet somehow, the seed of faith planted in their soul was snatched away by the evil one. It got into their mind, but because of pride, the heart became stone cold, unreceptive and irresponsive. The closer we get to Holy Week, the more intense is the hostility in Jesus’ persecutors becoming.