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title: Daily Gospel Reflection for March 28, 2015
description: Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel.
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# Daily Gospel Reflection for March 28, 2015

Mar 28, 2015 6:00:38 AM  |  by [Deanna Bartalini](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/deanna-bartalini)

 

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***Today's Gospel: [John 11:45-56](http://usccb.org/bible/readings/032815.cfm)***

Today’s Gospel comes right after Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. That final sign that John tells us about causes many people to come to believe in Jesus because of what they saw. It also causes the Sanhedrin to plan to kill him. Why? In a word, fear. They feared what they did not understand and they feared repercussions from the Romans. And so the plan was put in motion.

Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. All during Lent we have tried to grow in holiness with our prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. One way to holiness is to learn to not allow fear to prevent us from getting in the way of growing. Fear does not come from God, and it can cause us to do things which are contrary to holiness. The Sanhedrin is an extreme example of a group of people ruled by fear. Who are we afraid of? What are we afraid of? When I read this Gospel it strikes me that the fear here is of change. If only that fear could have been given over to God then they too could have seen Jesus for who he was and believed in him.

### Ponder:

Do I have fears which keep me from growing in holiness or becoming a person who trusts in God without reservation?

### Pray:

Father God, thank you for sending your Son to save us. As we begin Holy Week help me to name and face any fears I have, especially those which keep me from trusting you. Lead me as I enter into your Son’s passion, death, and resurrection to fully understand what it means to be free of fear and trust in you alone. Amen.

*We thank our friends at The Word Among Us for providing our gospel reflection team with copies of [Abide In My Word 2015: Mass Readings at Your Fingertips](http://bookstore.wau.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=985). To pray the daily gospels with this wonderful resource, visit [The Word Among Us](http://bookstore.wau.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=985).*

*Copyright 2015 Deanna Bartalini*

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Deanna G. Bartalini, M.Ed., M.P.A. is a certified spiritual director, retreat leader, speaker, and writer with decades of experience serving the Church. She is the founder of [LiveNotLukewarm.com](https://LiveNotLukewarm.com), works on the retreat team at Our Lady of Florida Passionist Spiritual Center, and is an Unbound prayer minister. Deanna writes from her experiences of over 40 years of marriage, children and grandchildren.

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