“Let not
your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me… I am the way, and
the truth, and the life.” John 14:1-6.
Today,
Jesus beautifully assures us: “let not your hearts be troubled.” We may wonder,
is it possible to prevent one’s heart from being troubled? The answer is what
follows next: “Believe in God, believe also in me.”
Whenever
we are really worried about anything, it is an indication of how much faith we
have; big faith equals small worries but small faith equals big worries. And
you know, life will always give us reasons to be worried, there is no one in
this world who has everything in perfect order. Why? We are not yet at home, we
are strangers passing through a foreign land.
This is
why Jesus speaks of the Father’s house saying in it, there are many rooms. It
is only when we get to the Father’s house in heaven that we can have a life
without anything to worry about. For now, the world will give us reasons to worry
but even at that, let us hold on to our Faith in God and in his Son Jesus
Christ.
Whenever I
am having a very tough time, I imagine myself in a reality show with God and
the angels watching me. I think of Job, how Satan obtained permission to test
him and I tell myself “this too shall pass.” Tough times come our way was
tests. Like a child running a race in the school inter-house-sports, take it
that God is standing by the side line cheering you up if you do not give up in
times of trial.
Believe
that God knows, God sees, God understands, God cares and always wants the best
for you. Believe that Jesus who once lived in human flesh and experienced every
single possible emotion you now experience perfectly understands what you are
going through.
Consider
what St. Paul is saying in the first reading. Jesus Christ was persecuted by a
people he came to save, a people who were anxiously expecting a Messiah, and
even though they did not recognise Jesus as the long awaited Messiah, by their
very actions, they helped bring to fulfilment all that the prophets of old said
about Jesus.
Dear
friends, could it just be that the so-called suffering you may be going through
right now is just a fulfilment of God’s ultimate plan for you? The people who
killed Jesus did not even know they were helping to prove his authenticity as
the Messiah.
Think of
this, those people making life difficult for you may just be helping to bring
out the best in you, the best that God himself created you to be. Why worry? In
fact, the worst anybody can do to you is to take your life. But even at that Jesus
assures us, “I am going to prepare a place for you. In my Father’s house there
are many rooms.”
Thomas
wanted to be very sure so he asked for the way. And Jesus said, I am the way,
the truth and the life. This means, all we have to do is to follow Jesus
because he is both the road and the destination. Once you have Jesus, you have
everything.
Let us
pray: Lord Jesus, increase my faith and cast away my fears and worries. Amen
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith.
It is well with you. God bless you. (Friday of the 4th Week of
Easter. Bible Study: Acts 13:26-33 and John 14:1-6).
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