Friday, April 27, 2018
TODAY'S REFLECTION- FRIDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER
St. Zita, virgin
Acts 13:26-33 / Psalm 2:6-11 / John 14:1-6
TRUST IN GOD
Beloved, St. Paul, the former persecutor of the members of the Church, is continually exhorting the Jews on the salvation history of Israel. He touched on Jesus' trial, passion, death and resurrection. St. Paul said that all that Jesus' executioners did to him was in fulfilment of God's plan, which they did not realise. Am I aware that God has plan(s) for me and for other people? Am I prepared to cooperate with God's plan(s)? May God's plan(s) in our lives be fulfilled.
Friends, our today's Gospel reading (Jn 14:1ff), is often used during funerals as a consolation for us. It assures us that in God, our Father's house in heaven, there are many rooms/mansions. And that God/Jesus has finished preparing the room of the person we are mourning. So, if God/Jesus also finishes preparing the rooms for any of us, He will come and take us there. Who wants to die or go there now? Jesus said he is going to prepare our places and come and take us there.
Thomas wanted to know where Jesus was going and Jesus said he is the Way, the Truth and the Life. These days, we have made "the system " or things to look like, before we get things done for us easier and faster, we have to pass through some ways (people): before we get a job or some positions or win elections, etc. But here, Jesus is talking about going to heaven, not to get to any earthly place or position. We have to go, "the Jesus way". Many of us often opt for the wrong way, instead of the right way of doing things or getting things done. Jesus is not just the Way, he is also the Truth. Truth is what will set us free. But we seem to like lies, when we know what both lies and Truth can do in our lives. A candidate, that some of us will like to vote for or support, when we are asked will be: "Hon. Lies", as against "Hon. Truth", because we don't like the Truth. Jesus added that, he is the Life. Let me say that the life Jesus is talking about is Eternal, Meaningful, Well-respected and Fulfilled Life, NOT just any regrettable or wasted life. Jesus tells us to believe in him. He is not campaigning or making promises. We should believe that he is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Let us pray for the grace to know God's will/plan in our lives and that may God's will be done and may God's plans be fulfilled in our lives. May we also believe in Jesus as the Way, the Truth and the Life. We should not also forget that when God/Jesus finishes preparing our rooms in the next world, we have no option, but to go. BE BLESSED.
Fr. Gaa (0206854323/0240308878)