Today’s Gospel from John is part of Jesus’ farewell discourse that he shares with his apostles as they gathered for the Last Supper. Jesus is getting them ready for the time when he will no longer be with them. Yet, he tells them that they will not be alone on the road of discipleship. Jesus tells them that he and the Father will dwell with them, that the Holy Spirit will be with them as their Advocate, that Jesus’ peace will be with them.
As we hear today’s reading from the 14th chapter of John’s Gospel, we might think back to the very beginning of that same Gospel, a reading we hear each year on Christmas Day. John’s Gospel starts not with the birth of the baby Jesus in a manger or with the genealogy of Jesus’ family tree like two of the other Gospels, but rather back to the beginning of creation: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.” We are called to be bearers of Christ’s peace to the world, the same peace that Jesus brought to his Apostles in the Upper Room at the Last Supper in today's Gospel. In many ways, today’s reading is getting us ready for our celebration of the Ascension of the Lord, which we celebrate in our Diocese next Sunday, and our celebration of Pentecost, which is the Sunday after that.
As I mentioned at the Masses last weekend, we are having our Pentecost potluck celebration on Sunday, June 6 at 5:00 pm in the parish hall. We hope to see you all there. Blessings - Father Lincoln.
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