REFLECTION

Gospel 

Jesus said to his disciples: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him.

But you know him, because he remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realise that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you.

Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him”     John 14: 15-21  

Reflection 

In times of difficulty and trouble, it is a blessing to recognize that God loves us and cares about us no matter what. The message in this Gospel reading reminds us that we can feel comforted by the presence of God. We can’t always hear or see Jesus in our midst, but He has given us the Holy Spirit, who helps and comforts us. We can rejoice in that, and we can also demonstrate Christ’s work in us by loving one another. 

Jesus not only promises us to be always with us, but He reminds us that His love should be appreciated and shared. We know that we cannot see God with our eyes, but through the comfort of the Holy Spirit we are given a way to have His presence near.

Julie Leonard Religious Education Leader/Wellbeing Leader