A couple of weeks ago there was this reading where we hear of the trial of Susanna and the smart judicial move of Daniel, the young prophet. The same day Gospel narrated of the incident where Jesus defends the woman caught in adultery.
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| Attributed to François-Guillaume Méneageot circa 1779 |
All through the Mass that day and for a couple of days I couldn't get a particular weird imagery that flashed across my mind: what if the two, Jesus and Daniel, were to be interchanged! Would the incidents unfold the same way as we read them in the Bible? In other words, would Jesus have forgiven the two corrupt officials, rather than them being sentenced to death. Would Daniel have scripted the woman to now throw stones at the men gathered to put her to death, or atleast the one(s) who forced her into prostitution or adultery?
Perhaps this has been plaguing my mind, since I too am faced with a similar situation wherein I need to take a stand. However, I have in a way made up my mind... after much tussle and inner turmoil.
More than the final outcome of the incidents with the interchanged characters, I seek to understand the process or the rationale or the principles that would guide each of them to come to whatever conclusions they would arrive at.
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