Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter - John
16:29-33
In the Gospel reading for today, Jesus continues to prepare
the disciples for His departure from them and from this world. The disciples
believe that they completely understand what Jesus is talking about. Jesus asks
them: “Do you truly believe?”
Jesus then predicts that the time will come when they will
be so afraid that they will scatter and desert him. Despite their protests,
Jesus knows that ultimately he will end up alone. His disciples do not have a
clue about what will happen. They truly believe that they will never desert
Jesus. Yet, when the time comes and the threat is dire, most of them scatter.
Jesus knows his disciples well. He knows and believes that they truly do love
him. Jesus has no doubt about that. However, he also understands that they are
human and when the threat becomes serious and possibly lethal, they will
flee. The gift for Jesus is that despite
all that will happen, Jesus is at peace.
Jesus has the Father and Jesus deeply trusts and knows that His Father
will never leave him.
Do we believe that God our Father/Mother will never leave
us? In the midst of turmoil, do we have
some peace and assurance that we will come through this situation, believing that
God is with us? If we are able to trust
in God’s presence with us, this belief will strengthen us and thus enable us to
know and understand that we are never alone.
Jesus wants us to have peace. Peace is a small, six-letter
word, but the gift of peace is indescribable and invaluable. If we truly desire peace, Jesus will gift us
with this special grace. Will we ask for
this gift?
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