Focusing the Gospel
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Key words and phrases:
Destroy this temple, the temple of his body, raised from
the dead, disciples. . . came to believe
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To the point: What a mess Jesus made! He spilled coins, overturned
tables, and even destroyed the most important
institution in all of Israel—the temple as God's
dwelling place.
He declared that the place of God's presence among
people was no longer a building but the "temple of
his body." This "temple of his body"
would be destroyed by enemies but then raised up to new
life dwelling among us—and within us who are
now the Body of Christ. What a new creation God made!
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Connecting the Gospel
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to the second reading:
Only the power of God could build a new and permanent
temple—the risen Body of Christ.
We proclaim Christ crucified because in the seeming
foolishness of his death we know the wisdom and strength
of the God of life.
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to experience:
Jesus destroyed exaggerated emphasis on the religious
structures of Israel.
Today do we ourselves still look for God too much only
in religious structures (church buildings, formal
worship services, traditional prayers)? If Christ
destroyed all this, would there be faith and life
left?
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Living Liturgy: Spirituality, Celebration, and
Catechesis
for Sundays and Solemnities
Year B - 2012, p. 75.
Joyce Ann Zimmerman, CPPS;
Kathleen Harmon, SND de N;
and Christopher W. Conlon, SM
The complete text for this Sunday is found on pages
73-76.
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