YET HE WENT ON…

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY

A Midweek Spiritual Workout with
Fr. Marino H. Msigala, OFM Capuchin

 

YET HE WENT ON…

 

When we get depressed, when we have a hard time continuing to do good, when we feel alone and nobody else seems to be on our side, let’s reflect on this:

 

Jesus from His childhood had the deadliest of enemies.

Jesus was ignored and passed over for thirty years.

Jesus bore the very worst interpretations of His very kindest actions.

Jesus had all His words warped, twisted, falsely reported, magnified, minimized, and made to mean the very opposite by men set expressly to catch Him.

Jesus had no support from those in authority, only suspicion, heckling, and condemnation.

Jesus was worn to death by labor, then by excessive loneliness, and by the pressure of the crowd.

Yet, He went on.

 

Jesus knew very little gratitude.

Jesus had none to share His burden, none with whom He could talk.

Jesus was slighted, even laughed to scorn when He gave His very best.Jesus had sententious and wise friends who talked about mistakes He made, what He ought to do, and how He ought to do it.

Jesus was deserted by everyone, even His best friends, who were scandalized by Him, and disappointed in Him.

Yet, He went on.

 

Jesus was betrayed by one He most trusted friends, betrayed for a paltry price, betrayed with a kiss, turned over to a rabble of ruffians.

Jesus was denied by one on whom He most relied.

Jesus was hanged as a common malefactor.

Jesus endured the sense of utter desertion, even by God, His Father.

Jesus was never without those who hated Him, really vindictively hated Him, who plotted against Him, maligned Him behind His back, did all they could to ruin Him and in the end He knew they would succeed.

Jesus saved others, Himself He would not save.

Yet, He went on.

 

Jesus is passed over and condemned by generation after generation even today.

Yet, He goes on.

 

~ From A Short Life of Our Lord by Archbishop Alban Goodier, S.J. (1869 – 1939)

On this SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY, remember that Christ went on despite the way of the cross. He suffered right up until His crucifixion on Calvary. Know that, with Christ’s help, we, too, can go on. He knows the way, shows the way, and goes the way so that we don’t have to go it alone. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. His is the way we must go, the truth we must share, and the life we must live.