Jesus’ Departure
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Jn 16:29-33
29[Jesus’] disciples said, “Now you are talking plainly, and not in any figure of speech. 30Now
we realize that you know everything and that you do not need to have
anyone question you. Because of this we believe that you came from God.”
31Jesus answered them, “Do you believe now? 32Behold,
the hour is coming and has arrived when each of you will be scattered
to his own home and you will leave me alone. But I am not alone, because
the Father is with me. 33I have told you this so that you
might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take
courage, I have conquered the world.”
Reflection:
I am not alone; the Father is with me.
In John’s gospel, Jesus approaches his passion with a sense of
confidence. He sees it as a return to his Father and as his own
glorification. His great source of assurance is his knowledge that he is
not alone; the Father is with him. He is, however, aware that his
disciples will leave him alone. He knows that they will meet with
trouble in the world. But he tells them to have courage because he
himself is already victorious: he has conquered the world.
We
also experience trouble in the world. But we can face any trouble and
our future with confidence because Jesus, the Victor, is always with us,
and when he is with us, his Father is with us also with their Spirit.
“If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Rom 8:31).
Besides, as the memorial of Our Lady of Fatima today celebrates, our Mother Mary is always there to help us.
“In all these things we conquer overwhelmingly
through him who loved us” (Rom 8:37).
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