Last Supper Discourse
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.”
No one comes to the Father except through me. Jesus
proclaims himself to be the way. Though facing his impending passion
and death, Jesus offers comfort and compassion to the apprehensive and
frightened disciples. Death is not the end for one who has faith and
trust in God.
There
is so much anxiety, falsehood, and confusion in our world today. Some
self-serving or self-appointed ministers of God are into the race of
getting more following with the use of multi-media channels reaching
vast audiences. One, in fact, practically claims that his mission comes
from above and that he has been appointed by God the Father.
But
the intimate communion with God that Jesus offers to the world cannot
come from below (cf Jn 8:23) or from the flesh (cf 6:63). It cannot be
the reverse of the Incarnation, for it is God who has loved us first.
How do you react to people who claim
that they have found heaven right here on earth?
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