{"id":1829,"date":"2025-06-05T03:22:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T08:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiga5ubklx.wpdns.site\/2025\/06\/05\/daily-scripture-june-5-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T03:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T08:22:19","slug":"daily-scripture-june-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/2025\/06\/05\/daily-scripture-june-5-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Scripture, June 5, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Scripture:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acts 22:30; 23:6-11
John 17:20-26<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflexi\u00f3n:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every February, when the season of Lent begins, the word \u201cRepent\u201d rings in our ears. Many of us are signed with ashes on that first day, and the words, \u201cRepent, and believe in the Gospel,\u201d<\/em> are said over us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For most people, \u201crepent\u201d is defined by our English dictionaries as feeling or expressing regret or remorse for our wrongdoings. But that is far from what the Greek word was actually articulating. The word in Greek is metanoia. Meta<\/em> means \u201cto change,\u201d and nous<\/em> refers to the mind, the intellect, or how we think. A more accurate translation, then, would be: \u201cchange the way you think.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And perhaps the bigger Lenten invitation is not just to feel bad for the things we\u2019ve done (or failed to do), but to start thinking differently about who God is. What a healthy, liberating way to think about Lent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, I realize today is June 5o<\/sup> and not Ash Wednesday. Lent is long behind us. But the truth is, we\u2019re now in that sacred space between Ascension and Pentecost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I find myself wondering, when Jesus ascended into heaven, wasn\u2019t that the most remarkable metanoia? Symbolically, literally, even figuratively\u2014Jesus\u2019 departure invites us to raise our minds. Look up! Look beyond the pull of everydayness. On a short timescale, Jesus has departed, but the Spirit has not yet been poured out. So, we are in a liminal space. A time for looking back, reviewing, reflecting, and questioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m thinking of how much the disciples have grown and changed in their time with Jesus. He has now gone to the place he promised— to his Father. I ponder their journey. I contemplate their formation. And I realize how profound Luke\u2019s Gospel has been. It is truly, a Gospel of metanoia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n