In
the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
“Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward
and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” They answered him, “Jesus
of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas, who
betrayed him, was standing with them.”
Jesus knows all things, creates all
things, redeems all things. And, knowing all things that would happen
to Him, steps forward, that there be no doubt, if there ever were
any, as to His identity as the one who was destined to suffer at the
hands of this angry mob.
But let us stop and consider who
this is of whom St. John speaks. The mob seeks Jesus of Nazareth, and
they find Him, but what does that mean for you? Let us consider who
this is, of what sort or how great He is, and finally why He would
suffer so.
