Jesus, the Temple of God By Patricia Kasten Compass Associate Editor Time to clean house.
Spring is here.
I always love to open all the windows and doors on those first sunny days. The wind clears out all the old stale, winter air, while I clear out the dust, shake out rugs and sweep down cobwebs. In the Gospel for the Third Sunday of Lent, we hear of Jesus letting the wind of his presence clear out the dust and cobwebs in the Temple. People had forgotten what his Father's house was meant to be and Jesus was prepared to remake it anew. Well, Jesus identified with the Temple.