The second reading presents us with an example of the ultimate intercession which Christ wrought for us sinners. If we have received so much love, kindness, and life from God, why then are we always too quick to condemn others. We are too quick to divide between the righteous and sinners, between the conservatives and the liberals, between the holy and the damned that we fail to see any good in one another.

“Brothers and sisters:
You were buried with him in baptism,
in which you were also raised with him
through faith in the power of God,
who raised him from the dead. 
And even when you were dead
in transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh,
he brought you to life along with him,
having forgiven us all our transgressions;
 obliterating the bond against us, with its legal claims,
which was opposed to us,
he also removed it from our midst, nailing it to the cross.” (Col.2:12-14)

The lesson continues in the Gospel pericope. The Gospel which focuses on the story of another intercessor (Luke 11:1-13) that pleads for bread for his night visitor gives us two possible reasons for which the neighbor may accede to the request: a) for friendship sake, and b) for persistence sake. But what if they weren’t friends (which is a reason based on mutual concern for one another)? What if the needy friend did not persist (which is a reason that is based on the condition of the intercessor) – since the act of persistence may be as a result of avoiding shame? The question now is: Could there be a possible third reason that is based on the judgement of the one whose help is sought? Possibly yes. The (third) reason can also emerge from the kindness of the neighbor who recognizes in the intercessor, the kind heart to care about his visitor. Intercession emerges from a place of kindness, care, and love. It emanates from the desire to see that everyone floruishes; that everyone is saved; that no one is ever left out in living abundantly.