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:
A good man was wondering about how difficult his
life was. He was in debt and his house was possessed by a bank due to unpaid
loans. He was now questioning the Lord about his very difficult life. After a
few days he won in a lottery and he was able to pay everything and he had more
to spare and save.
Jesus was telling the disciples that they would go
through difficult moments in their lives while others are rejoicing.
Nonetheless, Jesus was also assuring His disciples that for as long as you stay
with me you all will be able to pull through all of your difficulties.
We must always remember that the life that we have
chosen with Jesus will not always be a walk in the park or a bed of roses.
There shall be drought and loneliness we may even feel alone. However, we will
be able to pull through all of these problems and other difficulties because we
continue to hold and rest our destiny upon Christ Jesus.
Let us never hold on to this world for it will never
help us solve our problems/difficulties in life. Let us rather hold on to Jesus
for HE has the words of eternal life (John 6:68). – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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