when you will be scattered, each one to his home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone,
for the Father is with me. I have told you all this, so that in me you may have peace. You will have trouble in the world;
but, courage! I have overcome the world.”
REFLECTION:
No one is spared the heartaches and headaches of life. We all encounter hardships, difficulty,
challenges and, at times, seemingly insurmountable problems. And this is true not only of our work on behalf of the Gospel.
It is also true of our personal lives, our relationships, our livelihood. In the face of all this,
Jesus speaks to us as he did to his disciples: “Take courage!” He has sent us the Holy Spirit.
He has given us the Eucharist. He has given us the Church. And he has given us the promise of his abiding presence.
The world may sometimes be a dark and difficult place, full of hurdles, hindrances, and even treacherous paths,
but Jesus has shown us a way through all of them. He has faced them all and come out victorious,
conquering even the greatest hindrance of all: death. If we abide in him, we too shall be victors.
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