May 25, 2017 Thursday, 6th Week of Easter1st Reading: Acts 18:1–8
Gospel: Jn 16:16–20
Jesus said to his disciples, “A little while and you will see me no more; and then a little while, and you will see me.” Some of the disciples wondered, “What does he mean by: ‘A little while and you will not see me, and then a little while and you will see me’? And why did he say: ‘I go to the Father’?” And they said to one another, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand.” Jesus knew that they wanted to question him; so he said to them, “You are puzzled because I told you that in a little while you will see me no more, and then a little while later you will see me. Truly, I say to you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the Assimilated Life Experience)
Today’s Gospel is set in the background of the Jewish concept of ‘the Day of the Lord’. The Jews understood the Day of the Lord as a transition period characterized by calamities that usher in the period of the kingdom of God. Referring to this transition, the Lord consoles the disciples with this promise: “You will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy” (John 16:20).
This promise is relevant to us who are going through transitions at various levels. Environmentally the earth has become unfriendly. Seasons have become erratic, temperatures have risen to unpredictable levels, and the sea level is rising. Comeuppance? Yes, what comes around comes around. Yet we still dare look up to the Lord and count on his promise that he will change our sorrows into joy.
Technology is pushing young people too much, and they have no choice but dedicate the lion’s share of their time catching up with technology. In the process they sacrifice family and God. Neither is technology considerate to old people. Its language is too much for them to understand. The mouse that they used to chase in their kitchen is now a computer accessory. The mouse by the way is now a thing of the past because it is the finger that now does its job.
Spiritually, society is no longer conducive for growth. It is enough to observe paradigm shifts in morality to be alarmed about what lies ahead for our spirits. Comeuppance? Yes, it’s the boomerang principle you know. We have failed in preparing the new generation spiritually. Our legislators are ramming into our throats laws that take us to the slippery slope of immorality. We have no one to blame but us. Yet we still dare look up to the Lord and count on his promise that he will change our sorrows into joy. – (Atty.) Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM
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