By Ishongkun Kurbah csc –
Readings: Tob 11:5-15; Mk 12:35-37
Being born as human, Jesus becomes the son of a human being just like one of us, though he is God. And being born in the house of Joseph, his foster father by inheritance, he became the descendent of King David.
In the Gospel, we hear Jesus saying, “how can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? David himself declared, ‘the Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet’. David himself calls him Lord. So how is he, his son?” No doubt Christ is above everyone else, even though he has taken the form of human, he was God, he is God and will be God forever.
Jesus asked this question to the Jewish leaders because they questioned the authority of Jesus and wanted to lay a trap against Jesus by testing him with many questions. The Jewish leaders could not accept that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God. They wondered what kind of Messiah he was who challenged all their doings, traditions, and practices.
Though I believe that Jesus is Christ the Son of God, on some occasions I have tested the Lord by asking him questions, being doubtful of his love and strength, especially when I face challenging and unpleasant life situations. As Christians who believe in Jesus, we may have questioned him just like the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the scribes, when we find that life is hard and meaningless. We may ask, ‘what are you doing Jesus? Where are you, why is my life in a mess? Are you even bothered about my life?’ I believe that just like he did to the Jewish leaders he will make us realize that he is above all. Yes, Jesus is human but at the same time he is truly God and knows us better than we can ever imagine.