May 30, 2017 Tuesday,
7th Week of Easter
1st Reading: Acts 20:17–27Gospel: Jn 17:1–11a
Jesus said, “Father, the hour has come; give glory to your Son, that the Son may give glory to you. You have given him power over all mortals, and you want him to bring eternal life to all you have entrusted to him. For this is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and the One you sent, Jesus Christ. I have glorified you on earth and finished the work that you gave me to do. Now, Father, give me in your presence the same Glory I had with you before the world began.
“I have made your name known to those you gave me from the world. They were yours and you gave them to me, and they kept your word. And now they know that all you have given me comes indeed from you. I have given them the teaching I received from you, and they received it and know in truth that I came from you; and they believe that you have sent me. I pray for them; I do not pray for the world but for those who belong to you and whom you have given to me—indeed all I have is yours and all you have is mine—and now they are my glory. I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world whereas I am going to you. Holy Father, keep them in your Name (that you have given me,) so that they may be one, just as we are.”
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the Assimilated Life Experience)
Wife places an electric fan in front of the grave of her husband. Caretaker inquires. She explains: “My husband told me as he was dying not to remarry for as long as the cement on his grave is still wet.” How many couples pretend they are united in love? How pathetic that Unity can often be faked.
Such is not the case between Jesus and his Father. Even as the two enjoy freedom of individuation, they are intimately bonded in Trinitarian unity. In another Gospel passage Philip asked, “Lord, show us the Father and that is enough.” Jesus said, “What! I have been with you so long and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever sees me sees the Father…” (John 14:1-12).
This is the same unity God would like us to have among ourselves. Jesus prayed: “Holy Father, keep them in your Name so that they may be one, just as we are.” Each time we are united we bring this dream a step closer to fulfillment. We may never be perfectly united now because our love for one another is far from perfect but at least let us be sincere. This advice from St. Paul fits to a tee: “Your love for one another must be sincere” (Rom. 12:9). When our love for one another is sincere, the resulting unity brings God’s dream closer to fulfillment. Without this sincere love, unity is faked and mocks the dream of the Father. – (Atty.) Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM.
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