Scripture & Reflection for Sunday 11th May and for the week ahead:

Scripture:

The Jews gathered around Jesus and said to him, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.’ Jesus answered, ‘I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me’ (John 10.24-25)

Reflection:

At local level, we’ve had the chance to make a judgment in the election for KCC; on another plane, the Cardinals have been faced with selecting the new Pope. We all have to make judgments on many levels, all the time. The biggest choices may well be about who we trust.

The Jews in this Bible extract were trying to work out just where Jesus fitted into their idea of God’s plan. Much of what he said and did accorded with their own ideas, but he was also unsettling them by challenging their practices. They wanted from him a claim to a title. He wanted them to stop scratching at the surface and decide for themselves what his actions told them.

His reply directs us to think just what we expect of God. Where do we recognise God in action?

David Harmsworth