Gospel: John 14:1-6
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You
have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many
dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to
prepare a place for you? 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:
There were two octogenarians who were near death one was a believer the
other was not. The non-believer was deeply troubled on what would happen to his
soul when he dies. The believer was very calm and was not afraid to die.
Today is All Souls Day, we remember our departed loved ones. Our attention is understandably more highlighted for them today. But is it only for them
today? How about us who are still in this journey called life? Can’t we also
reflect about our own mortality? That someday we will be the ones who will be
visited, remembered and prayed for? What legacy are we etching in this world?
Would it be worth remembering by our loved ones and friends someday?
There are those who dread the mere mention of death as if it’s a plague
that needs to be avoided. But no matter how hard we avoid death using our
wealth, power and even our faith. We cannot escape it because it’s a certain
fact of life and it’s the rite of passage to the next life.
In the gospel Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be
troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house
there are many dwelling places (John 14:1-2).” Therefore, Jesus is assuring us
that we already have a place reserved for us there someday.
But we are still here in this world and the big question is can we be
there someday to be with our Lord? Nobody knows about it except the Lord what
we have to do is to simply follow His teachings.
We do it not to buy our way to His Father’s house; we follow His
teachings because that’s what the Lord wants us to do. Then, when our time
comes we simply submit our fate to Him. –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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