John 12:20-33
Year B
The Fifth Sunday of Lent is a great time to get up close and personal with the generative power and value of death.
This week’s reading is a fascinating Johannine mash-up for those more familiar with the synoptic Gospels. Jesus’ proclamation that those who love their lives will lose them, and those who hate their lives will gain eternal life (v. 25), echoes his teaching in the other three Gospels about taking...
