{"id":18029,"date":"2026-03-12T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/behold.mt\/?post_type=talba-bil-kelma&#038;p=18029"},"modified":"2026-03-14T15:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:39:01","slug":"with-jesus-or-against-him","status":"publish","type":"talba-bil-kelma","link":"https:\/\/behold.mt\/en\/talba-bil-kelma\/with-jesus-or-against-him\/","title":{"rendered":"With Jesus or Against Him?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Fourth Sunday of Lent Yr A <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Collect<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>O God, who through your Word reconcile the human race to yourself in a wonderful way, grant, we pray, that with prompt devotion and eager faith the Christian people may hasten toward the solemn celebrations to come. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.<\/p><cite>Amen.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<style id=\"kt-blocks_bea0fe-57\">.kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57 .kt-accordion-panel-inner {border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57 .wp-block-kadence-pane .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header {color:#555555;background:#f2f2f2;border-color:#555555 #555555 #555555 #555555;font-size:18px;line-height:24px;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:14px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:14px;}.kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57 .kt-blocks-accordion-header .kt-btn-svg-icon svg {width:18px;height:18px;}.kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57:not( 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{background:#ffffff;}.kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger {background:#ffffff;}.kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before {background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57 kt-accordion-has-19-panes kt-active-pane-5 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-14 kt-pane_77a649-73\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>First Reading <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>First Reading<br>1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David is anointed as king of Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A reading from the first Book of Samuel<\/strong><br><br>The LORD said to Samuel:<br>\u201cFill your horn with oil, and be on your way.<br>I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem,<br>\u00a0\u00a0 for I have chosen my king from among his sons.\u201d<br><br>As Jesse and his sons came to the sacrifice,<br>\u00a0\u00a0 Samuel looked at Eliab and thought,<br>\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cSurely the LORD\u2019s anointed is here before him.\u201d<br>But the LORD said to Samuel:<br>\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cDo not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature,<br>\u00a0\u00a0 because I have rejected him.<br>Not as man sees does God see,<br>\u00a0\u00a0 because man sees the appearance<br>\u00a0\u00a0 but the LORD looks into the heart.\u201d<br>In the same way Jesse presented seven sons before Samuel,<br>\u00a0\u00a0 but Samuel said to Jesse,<br>\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe LORD has not chosen any one of these.\u201d<br>Then Samuel asked Jesse,<br>\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cAre these all the sons you have?\u201d<br>Jesse replied,<br>\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThere is still the youngest, who is tending the sheep.\u201d<br>Samuel said to Jesse,<br>\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cSend for him;<br>\u00a0\u00a0 we will not begin the sacrificial banquet until he arrives here.\u201d<br>Jesse sent and had the young man brought to them.<br>He was ruddy, a youth handsome to behold<br>\u00a0\u00a0 and making a splendid appearance.<br>The LORD said,<br>\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThere\u2014anoint him, for this is the one!\u201d<br>Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand,<br>\u00a0\u00a0 anointed David in the presence of his brothers;<br>\u00a0\u00a0 and from that day on, the spirit of the LORD rushed upon David.<br><br><strong>The word of the Lord.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-15 kt-pane_b40407-96\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Responsorial Psalm<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>R. :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u211f. (1)&nbsp;<strong>The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;In verdant pastures he gives me repose;<br>beside restful waters he leads me;<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;he refreshes my soul.<br><br>\u211f.&nbsp;<strong>The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.<\/strong><br><br>He guides me in right paths<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;for his name\u2019s sake.<br>Even though I walk in the dark valley<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;I fear no evil; for you are at my side<br>With your rod and your staff<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;that give me courage.<br><br>\u211f.&nbsp;<strong>The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.<\/strong><br><br>You spread the table before me<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;in the sight of my foes;<br>you anoint my head with oil;<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;my cup overflows.<br><br>\u211f.&nbsp;<strong>The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.<\/strong><br><br>Only goodness and kindness follow me<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;all the days of my life;<br>and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;for years to come.<br><br>\u211f.&nbsp;<strong>The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-19 kt-pane_7b033e-e5\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Second Reading<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Eph 5:8-14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians<\/strong><br><br>Brothers and sisters:<br>You were once darkness,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; but now you are light in the Lord.<br>Live as children of light,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; for light produces every kind of goodness<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and righteousness and truth.<br>Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.<br>Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; rather expose them, for it is shameful even to mention<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; the things done by them in secret;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; but everything exposed by the light becomes visible,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; for everything that becomes visible is light.<br>Therefore, it says:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cAwake, O sleeper,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and arise from the dead,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and Christ will give you light.\u201d<br><br><strong>The word of the Lord.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Acclamation before the Gospel<br><\/strong>Jn 8:12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am the light of the world, says the Lord;<br>whoever follows me will have the light of life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-18 kt-pane_d08bb5-ce\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Gospel <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Gospel<br>Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man who was blind went off and washed himself and came back able to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2720&nbsp;<strong>A reading from the holy Gospel according to John<\/strong><br><br>As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth.<br>His disciples asked him,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cRabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; that he was born blind?\u201d<br>Jesus answered,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cNeither he nor his parents sinned;<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him.<br>We have to do the works of the one who sent me while it is day.<br>Night is coming when no one can work.<br>While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.\u201d<br>When he had said this, he spat on the ground<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and made clay with the saliva,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and smeared the clay on his eyes,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and said to him,<br>\u201cGo wash in the Pool of Siloam\u201d\u2014which means Sent\u2014.<br>So he went and washed, and came back able to see.<br><br>His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cIsn\u2019t this the one who used to sit and beg?\u201d<br>Some said, \u201cIt is,\u201c<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; but others said, \u201cNo, he just looks like him.\u201d<br>He said, \u201cI am.\u201d<br>So they said to him, \u201cHow were your eyes opened?\u201d<br>He replied,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cThe man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and told me, \u2018Go to Siloam and wash.\u2019<br>So I went there and washed and was able to see.\u201d<br>And they said to him, \u201cWhere is he?\u201d<br>He said, \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<br><br>They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees.<br>Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath.<br>So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see.<br>He said to them,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cHe put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.\u201d<br>So some of the Pharisees said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cThis man is not from God,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; because he does not keep the sabbath.\u201d<br>But others said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cHow can a sinful man do such signs?\u201d<br>And there was a division among them.<br>So they said to the blind man again,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cWhat do you have to say about him,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; since he opened your eyes?\u201d<br>He said, \u201cHe is a prophet.\u201d<br><br>Now the Jews did not believe<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; that he had been blind and gained his sight<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; until they summoned the parents of the one who had gained his sight.<br>They asked them,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cIs this your son, who you say was born blind?<br>How does he now see?\u201d<br>His parents answered and said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cWe know that this is our son and that he was born blind.<br>We do not know how he sees now,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; nor do we know who opened his eyes.<br>Ask him, he is of age;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; he can speak for himself.\u201d<br>His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; for the Jews had already agreed<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; that if anyone acknowledged him as the Christ,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; he would be expelled from the synagogue.<br>For this reason his parents said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cHe is of age; question him.\u201d<br><br>So a second time they called the man who had been blind<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and said to him, \u201cGive God the praise!<br>We know that this man is a sinner.\u201d<br>He replied,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cIf he is a sinner, I do not know.<br>One thing I do know is that I was blind and now I see.\u201d<br>So they said to him,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cWhat did he do to you?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; How did he open your eyes?\u201d<br>He answered them,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cI told you already and you did not listen.<br>Why do you want to hear it again?<br>Do you want to become his disciples, too?\u201d<br>They ridiculed him and said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cYou are that man\u2019s disciple;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; we are disciples of Moses!<br>We know that God spoke to Moses,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; but we do not know where this one is from.\u201d<br>The man answered and said to them,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cThis is what is so amazing,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; that you do not know where he is from, yet he opened my eyes.<br>We know that God does not listen to sinners,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; but if one is devout and does his will, he listens to him.<br>It is unheard of that anyone ever opened the eyes of a person born blind.<br>If this man were not from God,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; he would not be able to do anything.\u201d<br>They answered and said to him,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cYou were born totally in sin,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and are you trying to teach us?\u201d<br>Then they threw him out.<br><br>When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; he found him and said, \u201cDo you believe in the Son of Man?\u201d<br>He answered and said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cWho is he, sir, that I may believe in him?\u201d<br>Jesus said to him,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cYou have seen him,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; the one speaking with you is he.\u201d<br>He said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cI do believe, Lord,\u201d and he worshiped him.<br>Then Jesus said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cI came into this world for judgment,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; so that those who do not see might see,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and those who do see might become blind.\u201d<br><br>Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and said to him, \u201cSurely we are not also blind, are we?\u201d<br>Jesus said to them,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cIf you were blind, you would have no sin;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; but now you are saying, \u2018We see,\u2019 so your sin remains.<br><br>Or: [Shorter Form]<br><br>As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth.<br>He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and smeared the clay on his eyes, and said to him,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cGo wash in the Pool of Siloam\u201d\u2014which means Sent\u2014.<br>So he went and washed, and came back able to see.<br><br>His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cIsn\u2019t this the one who used to sit and beg?\u201d<br>Some said, \u201cIt is, \u201c<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; but others said, \u201cNo, he just looks like him.\u201d<br>He said, \u201cI am.\u201d<br><br>They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees.<br>Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath.<br>So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see.<br>He said to them,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cHe put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.\u201d<br>So some of the Pharisees said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cThis man is not from God,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; because he does not keep the sabbath.\u201d<br>But others said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cHow can a sinful man do such signs?\u201d<br>And there was a division among them.<br>So they said to the blind man again,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cWhat do you have to say about him,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; since he opened your eyes?\u201d<br>He said, \u201cHe is a prophet.\u201d<br><br>They answered and said to him,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cYou were born totally in sin,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and are you trying to teach us?\u201d<br>Then they threw him out.<br><br>When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; he found him and said, \u201cDo you believe in the Son of Man?\u201d<br>He answered and said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cWho is he, sir, that I may believe in him?\u201d<br>Jesus said to him,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cYou have seen him, and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; the one speaking with you is he.\u201d<br>He said,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cI do believe, Lord,\u201d and he worshiped him.<br><br>At the end of the Gospel, the Deacon, or the Priest, acclaims:<br><br><strong>The Gospel of the Lord.<\/strong><br><br>All reply:<br><br><strong>Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fad899\"><strong>Reflection<\/strong> <br>In the Gospel we encounter several moments and events in which Jesus invites those he meets to make fundamental choices in their lives. Perhaps the ones we remember most are the way he chose the Twelve and the challenge he presented to the rich young man. Yet we also find Jesus inviting others to make similar choices. At times he does this with people who themselves approach him, such as the expert in the law who asked him who his neighbour was. After telling him the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus tells him that if he wishes to be a neighbour to others he should go and do the same as the Samaritan. To other people, like Zacchaeus, Jesus himself approaches them and makes them an offer they cannot refuse. When Zacchaeus chose to welcome Jesus into his house, Jesus told him that \u201ctoday salvation has come to this house.\u201d Who could resist an offer which, if accepted, brings salvation? <br><br>Today\u2019s somewhat lengthy Gospel passage recounts another moment in which a person who encountered Jesus had to make a fundamental choice. In the ninth chapter of his Gospel, John tells the story of Jesus healing a man who had been blind from birth. While last Sunday the main theme was water, today it is light. Just as the Samaritan woman was able to see in Jesus the one who, more than quenching her physical thirst, could satisfy her spiritual thirst, in the same way this man came to move from physical light to spiritual light when he recognised Jesus not only as the one who had healed him physically but also as his Lord. This process of conversion experienced by the man born blind who received the light contrasts sharply with the attitude of the Pharisees who, although they could see physically, were spiritually in darkness because they refused to recognise Jesus for who he truly is, the Son of God. <br><br>This reading from John\u2019s Gospel serves as the theme of the Second Scrutiny for those who are preparing to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist at the Easter Vigil. These elect are invited to examine themselves and consider to what extent Jesus is truly their Light: How much do they look at life through the eyes of Jesus? To what extent do their values resemble those of the Kingdom of God as revealed through Jesus? We too are invited to make this examination of conscience together with them, in a spirit of prayer and fasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> Prayer <span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Father of Mercy, you led the man born blind to the Kingdom of light through the gift of faith in your Son. Free us all from whatever keeps us blind. Establish us in your truth, and make us children of your everlasting light. 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