Gospel: John 14:1-6
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come
back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I
am going you know the way." Thomas said to him, "Master, we do not
know where you are going; how can we know the way?" Jesus said to him,
"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me."
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Reflection:
Where are we going after our life in this world is over?
We don’t know—only God knows. But Jesus, in our Gospel, is giving us a hint as to where we would eventually be. Jesus tells us: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
The secret, therefore, to knowing where we will eventually end up is to follow Jesus. Why follow Jesus? Because He is the truth and the life, and we cannot reach the Father in heaven except through Him.
From time to time, we hear stories of conversion—about troubled lives, lives lived in sin, without peace and contentment. Until they came to know Jesus, their lives were never the same again. From troublesome or worrisome lives, they became peaceful and serene—courtesy of Jesus.
Jesus is the only way, and He is the only one who can give us peace that transcends this world. He will give us a glimpse of this peaceful feeling the moment we choose to rest our lives in Him.
We all know that life in this world is uncertain—it may end very abruptly at any time. Let us, therefore, invest more in Jesus rather than in this world. We can do this by learning more about Him, by helping the poor, and by living Jesus’ life of humility and simplicity.
If we walk faithfully with Christ each day, by His mercy—we will one day find ourselves in the place He has lovingly prepared for us: our eternal home with Him in heaven. — Marino J. Dasmarinas
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