HE KNOWS THE WAY
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
“An elderly man was out walking with his young grandson. "How far are we from Home?" he asked the boy. The boy answered, "Grandpa, I don’t know." The grandfather asked, "Well, where are you?" Again, the boy answered, "I don’t know." Then the grandfather said, "Sounds to me as if you are lost." The young boy looked up at his grandfather and said, "No, I can’t be lost. I’m with you.”
The gospel reading for the fifth Sunday of Easter talks about two things. They are the destination of our life and the way to reach that goal. Our destination is the House of God. Immediately after the transfiguration experience peter suggested, “Let us make three tents here…” God, however, rejected that plan and said, “Listen to Jesus.” We do not have a lasting dwelling place here on earth. The way to reach our destination, the house of God is Jesus himself. He is the way to true life. As long as we are with him, we are on the right path.
The way of Jesus is uncolored love: A love that goes to the extent of sacrificing one’s life for the other. Our challenge is to walk the way that Jesus walked. If we walk the way Jesus walked then we reach the place where Jesus reached.
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
“An elderly man was out walking with his young grandson. "How far are we from Home?" he asked the boy. The boy answered, "Grandpa, I don’t know." The grandfather asked, "Well, where are you?" Again, the boy answered, "I don’t know." Then the grandfather said, "Sounds to me as if you are lost." The young boy looked up at his grandfather and said, "No, I can’t be lost. I’m with you.”
The gospel reading for the fifth Sunday of Easter talks about two things. They are the destination of our life and the way to reach that goal. Our destination is the House of God. Immediately after the transfiguration experience peter suggested, “Let us make three tents here…” God, however, rejected that plan and said, “Listen to Jesus.” We do not have a lasting dwelling place here on earth. The way to reach our destination, the house of God is Jesus himself. He is the way to true life. As long as we are with him, we are on the right path.
The way of Jesus is uncolored love: A love that goes to the extent of sacrificing one’s life for the other. Our challenge is to walk the way that Jesus walked. If we walk the way Jesus walked then we reach the place where Jesus reached.
Thank you Fr. Sebastian for writing
ReplyDeleteyour reflections. I print them out and along with the Eucharist and bulletin they feel connected to Jesus and St. Denis.