Daily Inspiration

“Jesus and his disciples returned once more to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple area, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders approached him and said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do them?" Jesus said to them, "I shall ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Was John's baptism of heavenly or of human origin? Answer me." They discussed this among themselves and said, "If we say, 'Of heavenly origin,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?' But shall we say, 'Of human origin'?" –they feared the crowd, for they all thought John really was a prophet. So they said to Jesus in reply, "We do not know." Then Jesus said to them, "Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things." -Mark 11:27-33

The truth of who we are is never hidden from Our Lord. We may fool ourselves by seeing our actions through rose-colored glasses, but God sees us always in the crystal clarity of Truth.

These chief priests and elders were more concerned with how the crowd perceived them than speaking the truth to Jesus. To have a meaningful relationship with Christ, we must first look at ourselves in truth. When we encounter Jesus, sinner or saint, it matters not to Him, only that we come to Him in honesty.

Saint Justin Martyr, pray for us.

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Jesus, I trust in you!