Wisdom 2:1, 12-22 / John 7:1-2, 10., 25-30
The presence of sin is expressed in the bad and evil deeds that we see around us.
Faced with such bad and evil deeds, we may wonder what is in the minds of those who commit such wicked deeds.
Why do these people commit such deeds and think that there is no punishment for sin?
The 1st reading begins with this line: The godless say to themselves with their misguided reasoning.
What follows after that are plots and traps against the good and upright.
It becomes clear that the godless do not need a reason to commit evil and wicked deeds.
They just want to put down the good and to make them suffer for nothing.
In the gospel, the enemies of Jesus were out to kill Him.
Those wicked people think of nothing about killing and taking a life.
But they are godless people, and their minds are filled with evil and wickedness against the good and upright.
As for us, we are the People of God.
We will not return evil with evil, and Jesus has also taught us to love our enemies.
When we stay faithful to the teachings of Jesus, then there will be the hope that evil will be overcome by the love of God in us.