Hello everyone! Heyo! Welcome back to Scattering Flowers with Elise and Miles, a podcast where you read the daily Gospels and the Saint of the Day.
Let’s get started! Today is Monday, March 23rd, and the Gospel reading is John 8, 1-11, and the scripture to reflect on is John 8, 11.
She said, No one, Lord.
And Jesus said, Neither do I condemn you.
Go and do not sin again.
Pop quiz! Does Jesus forgive us if we don’t follow one of his Ten Commandments?
The answer is…
Yes! He forgives all sins.
Will Jesus throw stones at somebody guilty of sin?
The answer is…
No! Did you think there’s a sin that Jesus won’t forgive?
The answer is…
No way! Sometimes it’s easy to think that some sins are so bad that the Lord will not forgive us for doing it, but he will always forgive us, especially when we are sorry and ask for forgiveness.
Today’s Saint of the Day is St.
Terebius of Margravedo.
He was born in 1538 and died in 1606.
He’s the patron saint of Peru.
In Peru, Terebius saw the native people living in poverty and the colonists from Spain being cruel to the natives.
He knew only one thing could fix this, the love of Jesus Christ.
Terebius taught the native people the Gospel.
He also reminded the people from Spain that Jesus wanted his followers to love God and people more than money.
He improved life for both communities, building hospitals and schools that could be used by both the colonists from Spain and the native people of Peru.
He reminded all of them that a single soul is worth more than silver and gold, no matter where a person is from.
In today’s Gospel reading, the scribes and Pharisees treated the adulterous woman totally different than how Jesus treats her.
Jesus cared about the woman, but the scribes and Pharisees cared more about tricking Jesus and other people’s sins.
The point of Jesus' teaching in today’s Gospel is not one of us is perfect, and we should remember to ask God for forgiveness when we do wrong things.
St.
Terebius thought dangerous travel was worth the risk.
If it meant he could tell the story of Jesus to just one person, he had not heard of it yet.
St.
Terebius always wanted everybody to love God, even those who are fighting.
He told the Spanish and he told the Parisians that everybody can love God, and we always should no matter what the cost.
Let’s pray.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Dear God, thank you for forgiving me always and help me to forgive others as well.
And help me to tell the world that I believe in you by showing love to everyone.
St.
Terebius of Mangrovejo, pray for us.
Amen.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Thank you so much for listening.
We’ll be back tomorrow scattering more flowers.
See ya!