Wednesday 5th Week of Lent A 2026

Gospel 

John 5:17-30

Jesus answered the Jews: 
“My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.”
For this reason they tried all the more to kill him,
because he not only broke the sabbath
but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God.

Jesus answered and said to them,
“Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own,
but only what he sees the Father doing;
for what he does, the Son will do also.
For the Father loves the Son
and shows him everything that he himself does,
and he will show him greater works than these,
so that you may be amazed.
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life,
so also does the Son give life to whomever he wishes.
Nor does the Father judge anyone,
but he has given all judgment to the Son,
so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.
Whoever does not honor the Son
does not honor the Father who sent him.
Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my word
and believes in the one who sent me
has eternal life and will not come to condemnation,
but has passed from death to life.
Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now here
when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God,
and those who hear will live.
For just as the Father has life in himself,
so also he gave to the Son the possession of life in himself.
And he gave him power to exercise judgment,
because he is the Son of Man.
Do not be amazed at this,
because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs
will hear his voice and will come out,
those who have done good deeds
to the resurrection of life,
but those who have done wicked deeds
to the resurrection of condemnation.

“I cannot do anything on my own;
I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just,
because I do not seek my own will
but the will of the one who sent me.”
 

 

The Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit are one God. In action and word they are one.

What the Father has done Jesus also does. He brings life where there was none. He heals. He’s creates. He loves.

So on this Fifth Week of Lent we should consider what is expected of us since we are called to do the will of Jesus and so the Fathers will also.

We are called to bring life where there was no life. To create. To heal others. And most importantly and underlying all things, we are called to love. God loves all, the good and bad for he knows all have the ability to do good.

God hopes in our goodness and holiness. And waits. But he doesn’t sit idly. He works whether we see it or not on our salvation. We too should do all we can to help others return to the Father and one day enter eternal life in heaven.

 

We can create life within marriage of course, but we can also create life as we bring the good news into those around us. For where the Word is so is life. We can heal others physically and spiritually. The wounds of the spirit are so much deeper and impact our salvation. And we have the power to heal the spirit so it can grow in love. We can be with others in their loneliness. We can show them the joy of Christ so they have hope. We can console and support with our presence those who mourn.

This is our calling to be like Jesus as he is like the Father in all things. So we will be one with him in the Kingdom right here and now.

 

We are called to bring life and healing and love to all men and women.

 

Lent is about charity and turning our life toward God and align with Gods will.

How are we doing?