Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter
(Acts 13:26-33; John 14:1-6)
John’s Gospel states that eternal life consists in knowing
Christ. He provides the company that not
only lasts forever but also brings untold joy and peace. As much as one follows Jesus, as much as one
loves others as he has done, that person is on the way to eternal life. So Jesus can correctly identify himself as
the way, the truth, and the life.
Accepting these simple truths with so great implications
require faith. Jesus has implored his
disciples to have this faith. He has
worked many signs so that they might believe in him. He has also demonstrated this same kind of
faith in his relationship with the Father.
As Jesus prayed and trusted in the Father, we should pray
and trust in him. We should not think
that our humanness is different from Jesus’.
As he was able to reach beyond the horizon of physical knowledge to what
the eye cannot see, so can we. Doing so
will put us on the way of life.
