Gratitude for God’s love and the gift of Jesus

Gospel: John 3: 14–21
For God so loved the world that He gave His only son…

Are you getting tired of Lent, yet? If this were the fourth Sunday of Advent, we’d be nearly done with the purple of penitence and preparation.

Today’s gospel begins with Jesus addressing Nicodemus. Who is Nicodemus? The opening verses of chapter 14 introduce him, and set the stage for Jesus’ words to him. In today’s passage he has nothing to say, he is just a listener.

When is anger wrong and when is it appropriate? / What is God’s house in our time like?

Gospel: John 2: 13–25
Zeal for your house will consume me

Today’s reading from John’s Gospel is the account of Jesus cleansing the Temple. The synoptics report this event just before the Passion, but John puts it much earlier, just after the story of the wedding feast at Cana.