Fifth Sunday of Lent - B. "He offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears."
In a peculiar way, I think it is easier for Catholics in our day to believe that Jesus is divine rather than human. Today's Scriptures help us to see the humanity of our Savior. The Letter to the Hebrews explicitly says that Jesus "learned obedience from what he suffered." Just like us, he had to grow into knowledge. Just like us, his prayers were filled with tears. And from the gospel, just like us, he was troubled and wanted to avoid doing God's painful will. But unlike us, divinity and humanity come together in Christ for faithfulness. "Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternity."
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