Gospel: Jn 13:16–20
Truly, I say to you, the servant is not greater than his master, nor is the messenger
greater than he who sent him. Understand this, and blessed are you, if you put it into
practice. I am not speaking of you all, because I know the ones I have chosen, and the
Scripture has to be fulfilled which says: The one who shares my table will rise up against
me. I tell you this now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you may know that I am He.
Truly, I say to you, whoever welcomes the one I send, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me,
welcomes the One who sent me.”
Reflection:
Jesus now is speaking intimately with His disciples. Time is running
out and He has many to tell. Perhaps, this is the moment when Jesus feels
overwhelming love to the few who walked with Him this far. He is reminding
them that their life’s journey should pattern that of His own. They will
have to face their own Via Dolorosa and Golgotha in the future. Yet not all of
them will follow His path. He already knows that one of His own will betray
Him. And so Jesus spends His remaining time with His disciples instructing
them. Until the end, He is a Teacher who leads His own to the truth.
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