Second Sunday in Lent Homily Preview 03/05/2023

This week is the Second Sunday in Lent. In our homily text we meet the fascinating Nicodemus. He is captivated by Jesus and his teaching but he doesn’t want to be seen talking to Jesus by others. He comes to see Jesus under the cover of night. He is from the aristocratic class and a religious leader in Israel - he has a lot to lose.

In their brief but intense conversation Jesus challenges Nicodemus to see beyond what he thought he knew about God. Nicodemus fades from this narrative without comment but he comes back two other times in John’s gospel, indicating that he kept following Jesus at a distance. What a great text for Lent!