In anticipation of his Ascension and return to the right hand of his Father, Jesus, at the Last Supper, assures his disciples that their hearts need not be troubled. They had no idea what was coming in just a few hours, nor in the course of their earthly lives, but they must have hearkened back to these words as events unfolded. And further, in answer to Thomas, Jesus assured them and us) that in seeing him, his forgiveness, mercy, compassion and love, that they have seen the Father. Again the call is to set sights totally on Jesus, "the way, the truth and the life." (Jn 14:6).
In his wisdom, God commanded that one day a week, the sabbath, be set aside for reflection, contemplation, worship, family time and rest, so that we don't lose sight of him. We have Jesus as the visible presence of the Father to aid our reflection, and we have those wonderful people in our lives who show forgiveness, compassion and love as further manifestations of God's presence among us. Let us open our eyes, look, see and appreciate God and his extreme efforts to reveal himself to us.
Bro. Rene
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