Christ is our hope – The Catholic Thing

Dear brothers and sisters, in our catechesis on the Jubilee theme of “Christ our Hope,” we continue to reflect on Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection by considering his willingness to depend on others. At the heart of Jesus’ passion we encounter two expressions which encapsulate a great mystery: “I thirst” and “It is finished.” Jesus lacks nothing in his divinity yet he humbled himself and he became one of us, fully human to the point of depending on others. Through Jesus’ example we see that as human beings we are not able to reach true fulfillment or salvation on our own, we cannot “finish” the mission of our life by simply accumulating power or money.  We need the help of those who love and care for us, especially the Lord Jesus. There is no shame, therefore, in asking for help and opening ourselves to others since we are created by God to give and receive love.  Let us realize then, brothers and sisters, that there is nothing more human, nothing more divine, than asking for help.