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예수님께서는 세 가지 유혹을 받으셨습니다. 이 가운데 세 번째 유혹에 대하여 묵상해 보고자 합니다. 예루살렘 성전 꼭대기에서 악마가 예수님께 말합니다. “당신이 하느님의 아들이라면 여기에서 밑으로 몸을 던져 보시오. 성경에 이렇게 기록되어 있지 않소? ‘그분께서는 너를 위해 당신 천사들에게, 너를 보호하라고 명령하시리라.’” 이러한 유혹은 우리 삶에서도 종종 발견할 수 있습니다. 이른바 ‘괜찮아!’의 유혹입니다. 죄악의 구렁텅이로 뛰어내려도 하느님께서 보호해 주실 것이라는 생각, 죄를 지어도 그분께서 한없이 용서해 주실 것이니 괜찮다는 생각이 바로 이 유혹입니다. 악마는 이렇게 속삭입니다. ‘네가 죄악의 구렁텅이에 빠져도 그분께서 너를 보호해 주실 거야. 하느님께서 그렇지 않는 분이라면 무슨 사랑의 하느님이야? 사랑이시라면 당연히 용서해야지. 안 그래? 죄를 지어 버려! 그래도 괜찮아.’ 물론 하느님께서는 용서해 주시는 분이십니다. 그분의 사랑은 끝이 없습니다. 그러나 그 사랑을 담보로 삼아 계속해서 죄짓는다는 것은 있을 수 없습니다. 죄를 지어 놓고서는 ‘용서해 주시지 않으면 사랑의 하느님도 아니다.’라고 우기는 것은 하느님의 사랑을 죄의 잣대로 재어 보는 것입니다. 우리가 하느님의 사랑을 시험해야 합니까? 그렇지 않습니다. 그래서 예수님께서는 악마에게 이렇게 말씀하십니다. “‘주 너의 하느님을 시험하지 마라.’ 하신 말씀이 성경에 있다.” 그렇습니다. 우리가 하느님의 사랑을 시험할 수는 없습니다. 그 사랑을 믿고 죄짓기를 거듭한다면, 하느님께서 아무리 용서해 주신다 해도 어느새 우리는 그 죄에 중독되어 죄의 멍에에서 벗어날 수 없습니다. |
February 17, 2013 First Sunday of Lent
Reading 1 Dt 26,4-10
Moses spoke to the people, saying:The priest shall receive the basket from you and shall set it in front of the altar of the LORD, your God.Then you shall declare before the Lord, your God,My father was a wandering Aramean who went down to Egypt with a small household and lived there as an alien.But there he became a nation great, strong, and numerous.When the Egyptians maltreated and oppressed us,imposing hard labor upon us,we cried to the LORD, the God of our fathers,and he heard our cry and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. He brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand and outstretched arm,with terrifying power, with signs and wonders;and bringing us into this country,he gave us this land flowing with milk and honey.Therefore, I have now brought you the firstfruits of the products of the soil which you, O LORD, have given me.And having set them before the Lord, your God,you shall bow down in his presence.”
Responsorial Psalm Ps 91,1-2. 10-11. 12-13. 14-15
R. (cf. 15b) Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble. You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,say to the LORD, “My refuge and fortress,my God in whom I trust.” R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble. No evil shall befall you,nor shall affliction come near your tent,For to his angels he has given command about you,that they guard you in all your ways. R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble. Upon their hands they shall bear you up,lest you dash your foot against a stone. You shall tread upon the asp and the viper;you shall trample down the lion and the dragon. R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble. Because he clings to me, I will deliver him;I will set him on high because he acknowledges my name.He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;I will be with him in distress;I will deliver him and glorify him. R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.
Reading 2 Rom 10,8-13
Brothers and sisters:What does Scripture say? The word is near you,in your mouth and in your heart —that is, the word of faith that we preach—,for, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,you will be saved.For one believes with the heart and so is justified,and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.For the Scripture says,No one who believes in him will be put to shame.For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek;the same Lord is Lord of all,enriching all who call upon him.For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Gospel Lk 4,1-13
Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days,to be tempted by the devil.He ate nothing during those days,and when they were over he was hungry.The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God,command this stone to become bread.Jesus answered him,It is written, One does not live on bread alone.Then he took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant.The devil said to him, “I shall give to you all this power and glory;for it has been handed over to me, and I may give it to whomever I wish.All this will be yours, if you worship me.” Jesus said to him in reply,It is written:You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.Then he led him to Jerusalem,made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him,If you are the Son of God,throw yourself down from here, for it is written:He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,and:With their hands they will support you,lest you dash your foot against a stone.Jesus said to him in reply,It also says,You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.When the devil had finished every temptation,he departed from him for a time. |