Gospel: John
16:5-11
Jesus
said to his disciples: "Now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one
of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' But because I told you this, grief has
filled your hearts. But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go. For
if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him
to you. And when he comes he will convict the world in regard to sin and
righteousness and condemnation: sin, because they do not believe in me;
righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me; condemnation,
because the ruler of this world has been condemned."
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Reflection:
Have you experienced saying goodbye to someone?
Saying
goodbye permanently to a love one or a friend is always a heart wrenching
experience. We may even wish that there would be no more goodbyes anymore. But
the reality of life is that we shall say goodbye permanently someday whether we
like it or not we shall say goodbye on a time that God has willed for us.
But let
us not let our goodbye be a forgetful experience by not doing something
indelible in the lives of our fellowmen. As we live in this world let us do
something good that will remain forever in the minds of those who know us.
So that
when our time to say goodbye come our beautiful deeds would forever be
imprinted in the hearts of those who know us.
Jesus in
our gospel reading today was indirectly saying goodbye to the disciples but
more than two thousand years had passed since then He still remain a positive
influence in our lives. Why? This is for the reason that He did the greatest
good for all of us. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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