Gospel: John
16:16-20
Jesus
said to his disciples: "A little while and you will no longer see me, and
again a little while later and you will see me." So some of his disciples
said to one another, "What does this mean that he is saying to us, 'A
little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see
me,' and 'Because I am going to the Father'?" So they said, "What is
this 'little while' of which he speaks? We do not know what he means." Jesus
knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, "Are you discussing
with one another what I said, 'A little while and you will not see me, and
again a little while and you will see me'? Amen, amen, I say to you, you will
weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will
become joy."
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Reflection:
Are you
afraid to be separated from someone you love?
Separation
from someone we’ve idolized or loved is one of the hardest feelings that we can
ever experience. For example when a close relative dies it’s as if a part of us
dies as well, thus we will feel incomplete from thereon. That’s how heart wrenching
some separations are.
Here in
the gospel Jesus was saying goodbye already to his disciples for He knew that
He would soon be arrested, tortured and be killed. However, He was also saying that a little
while later you will also see me, He was referring about His resurrection three
days after He dies.
Unlike
permanent separation from a friend or relative who dies, the disciples’
separation from Jesus was temporary for He resurrected from the dead after
three days. We make Jesus always present
and alive within ourselves when we follow His teachings. And when we make a
positive impact in the lives of others especially the poor.
Let us
always allow Jesus to be seen and felt within us through our humility and
humble acts of selfless service for others. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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