Gospel: John
16:20-23
Jesus
said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn while
the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy. When a
woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she
has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy
that a child has been born into the world. So you also are now in anguish. But
I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice and no one will take your
joy away from you. On that day you will not question me about anything. Amen,
amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.”
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Reflection:
Are you afraid to go through suffering/s? We all are,
as much as possible we don’t want sufferings in our lives. What we want is a
suffering free life but suffering free life is not a possibility for believers
of Jesus. For without it we would not be able to intensely feel the abiding
presence of Jesus in our lives.
Jesus will help us conquer our sufferings for as long
as we steadfastly hold on to Him. For example, if a person is suffering from a
terminal sickness yet in spite of this sickness he/she continues to intensely
hold on to his/her faith in Jesus. Through his/her steadfast faith Jesus will
sooner or later deliver him/her from his/her suffering/s. This could happen
through physical healing or mortal death.
In our gospel for this Friday, Jesus tells His disciples:
You will weep and mourn (John 16:20). Jesus told them this for His hour of
arrest, passion and death will soon come. Yet they will be joyful and
triumphant after a period of time. Joy and triumph that nobody can take away from
them. Joy and triumph which are brought about by Jesus resurrection and triumph
over death.
What is important in life is we continue to
steadfastly hold on to Jesus no matter how severe the trials that we may face.
For there surely be triumph over our trials if we remain unwavering in our
faith in Him.
Are you going through a trial in your life right now? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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