LOVE LIFTED UP
In his conversation with Nicodemus Jesus speaks about his own death on the cross and refers to it as the way to salvation and eternal life. The people bitten by the deadly snakes were saved when they looked at the bronze serpent set on a pole by Moses. The deadly snakes were sent by God when the people sinned against Moses and God. God sent His Son into the world to suffer and die because he loves us. We have to understand that it was sin that caused Jesus to die on the cross. In spite of what happened to Jesus, God still loved the world and wanted to save it. The fourth Sunday of lent brings us the message that God loves us and His intention is to save the world and not condemn it. The First Reading brings home to us the message that disobedience to God caused the Babylonian exile. The bitterness of the exile turned into joy when after fifty years the people were freed. In the second Reading Paul tells the Ephesians that salvation is God’s gift to them and not the fruit of their own good works.
Liturgical materials for the Fourth Sunday of Lent.
Tamil Response Hymn - https://youtu.be/iw2mLWedFv0
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