Gospel: John
16:23b-28
Jesus
said to his disciples: "Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the
Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked anything in my
name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
"I
have told you this in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no
longer speak to you in figures but I will tell you clearly about the Father. On
that day you will ask in my name, and I do not tell you that I will ask the
Father for you. For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and
have come to believe that I came from God. I came from the Father and have come
into the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father."
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Reflection:
An old
man on his death bed was calling on Jesus to bring him into His kingdom. His
relatives were whispering among themselves that he was already hallucinating.
Then, suddenly the dying man breathed deeply and said to them: Jesus is here
now and He’s holding my hand after which the dying man breathed his last with a
peaceful smile on his face.
The name
of Jesus is very powerful it can give us peace and serenity it can ward-off evil
thoughts and spirits. But do we invoke Jesus name often? Maybe yes or no or perhaps
we only remember to call on Jesus when we are in dire need of Him. But after
we’re through and over with our difficulties we once again forget Him.
The name
of Jesus is very powerful let us never forget to always invoke it. Let us call
upon the powerful name of Jesus when we are
tired of the daily grind of life. Let us call upon the powerful name of Jesus
when we are losing hope. Let us call upon the powerful name of Jesus when we
are sick and so forth.
In good
times and in bad times let us always remember to call on Jesus. Let us ask Him
to bring our prayers to the Father. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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