THURSDAY, SIXTH WEEK OF EASTERTIDE
Feast of Saint Matthias
Acts 1: 15-17, 20-26 Ps 113: 1-8 Jn 15: 9-17
EMPOWERED BY ABUNDANCE
The call that Jesus gives us to be disciples – to follow him, comes with the call to love one another. He says “Love one another as I have loved you”. We follow him in loving like Him, sharing an authentic love as closely as he himself did! We are able to love like Him only if we abide in His love, and keep his commandments. The call is not to generate love within us, but to abide in Christ’s love and to love out of the overflowing love of Christ, that dwells in our life. As much as this is a call to follow Christ, this is a promise of abundance. This abundance is seen in 3 ways: Abundance in relationship with Jesus, abundance of love from him and abundance of fruit that you bear. “No longer do I call your servants … but I have called you friends” shows Jesus’ promise of abundance in relationship with us. We are his friends. We have a unique access to him and through him to His Father who whom taught us to address as our Father.
Abundance of love is seen in how much Christ loved us. He revealed his love for us in choosing to lay down his life for us, freely and in love, obeying the Fathers’ will. Christ now asks us to abide in Him so that we can receive this abundant love which he desires to pour into our hearts. From our hearts, he expects that it may be transformed into love of neighbor. Jesus also says “I appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide” He gives us not just an anointing but says that the fruit we bear shall never run out. If we look at ‘abundance’ as the theme of this passage, then this call leads us to walk along an amazing journey with Jesus who give us grace upon grace. Jesus does not just give us the commandment to love one another, but he empowers us with His abundance and makes is partners in sharing His love.
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Thank you for your beautiful and encouraging reflections. Your message is truly deep, practical, and spiritually enriching. It speaks to the hearts of those who, like Nicodemus, are searching for truth and meaning in life.
I sincerely appreciate your ministry and the way you continue to evangelize with clarity, compassion, and authenticity. Your work is making a difference in the lives of many.
May God continue to bless and strengthen you as you share the gift of living water with the world. 🙏
Thank you.