5th Sunday of Easter - "Do not let your hearts be troubled..."

Fifth Sunday of Easter

May 14, 2017

In today’s Gospel Jesus says, “Do not let your hearts be troubled.  You have faith in God; have faith also in me.  In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places…”  (Jn. 14: 1,2) This reading from John is one that we often use at a funeral, when the family is reflecting on the love and mercy of God, as they are saying goodbye to their loved one who has just passed.  Those reflections are formed by our faith in God as our Loving Father. 

We do not know any way to salvation other than through the Lord.  That way is not easy but it is clear that is the only way to our eternal rewards.  We are reminded that we are already in our Father’s house as we attend this gift of the Eucharist at Mass.  It is in this house and in this great Sacrament that he reveals himself in the Word, the Eucharist and in one another as the Body of Christ united together.  We follow Christ for he is, “the way and the truth and the life.”  (Jn. 14:6)

                      - Deacon Jim