Gospel of the Day
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint John 14:6–14
At that time, Jesus said to Thomas:
“I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
If you know Me, you will also know My Father. From now on, you do know Him and have seen Him.”
Philip said to Him:
“Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
Jesus said to him:
“Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know Me, Philip? Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you I do not speak on My own. The Father, who dwells in Me, is doing His works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me. Or at least believe because of the works themselves.
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I do, and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. And whatever you ask in My name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.”
The Best Use of the Will
It is deeply moving to contemplate how the Father is in the Son, and the Son in the Father. It’s a perfect communion, and from it, we have much to learn.
The Son represents the Father—He has the Father’s complete trust. He speaks only what the Father wants to say, and acts exactly as the Father would act.
At this point, one might ask: And what about my own will?
But here’s the truth: the best use of your will is to surrender it.
In doing so, there is no room for selfishness, laziness, anger, greed, lust, or envy.
Whoever surrenders their will to God’s Will can never go wrong.
Applying It to Married Life
Pablo: Carolina, I’ve deleted a few words from my vocabulary.
Carolina: Oh really? Which ones?
Pablo: “I feel like…”, “I’d prefer…”, “I need…”
Carolina: Why those?
Pablo: Because I’ve realised that I prefer to do what pleases you. That way, I’m not focused on myself. That’s what love is, right?
Carolina: That is love, my dear. Come here, because I feel like, I’d prefer, and I need to give you a huge kiss. You’re wonderful!
Mother,
Today, as we pray the Our Father, we want to pause on that beautiful phrase:
“Thy will be done.”
Yes, Mother, we surrender our will. We are yours.
What would you have us do?
Amen.