Today's Reflections
Jn 14:1-6
[Jesus said to his disciples,] 1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. 2In
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? 3And 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. 4Where [I] am going you know the way.” 5Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” 6Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Reflection:
To prepare a place for you. In
his discourse at the Last Supper, Jesus announces to the disciples that
he is going away. But he reassures them that they need not be troubled.
He will go to the Father’s house to prepare a place for them. He will
be back and will take them all to himself. To Thomas who wonders about
the way where their Master is going, Jesus declares, “I am the way and
the truth and the life.”
Jesus is our way to the Father, to our salvation, to heaven. If we follow Jesus, we will always find God and eternal life.
Jesus is our truth. Jesus reveals the
Father to us and God’s will for the salvation of mankind. He speaks the
words and does the works of the Father. He offers his life on the cross
to accomplish the Father’s will.
Jesus is our life. As he saves us from
death, Jesus gives us eternal life. As he forgives our sins, Jesus
grants us fullness of life.
Did I lead someone to Jesus today?
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