Today's readings are here: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/031112-third-sunday-of-lent.cfm
The Lord Jesus, in today's Gospel, showed how he perfectly lived the two greatest commandments concerning love of God and neighbor. First, he showed that he loved God the Father with all his heart, soul, mind, and strength by ridding the Temple of the greed that had become prevalent. He was so passionate about the Father's glory that he had to dispel from his house of prayer that which corrupted it. Second, he showed that he loved his neighbor as himself by removing from the Temple that which kept people from loving and connecting with God completely.
Now, our bodies are God's Temple; and Christ is zealous for God's glory to be revealed in them, so in many different ways, he takes the cords of his love and drives out from our hearts that which keeps us from loving him above all things and our neighbor as ourselves.
May the Lord open our eyes to see that when he drives out the things in our lives that keep us from fully committing to God, he does it out of love for the Father and us. May our Lenten disciplines and penances be ways that we cooperate with his purifying love in our lives.
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