+ We are edging closer now to the feast of the Ascension of
Jesus into heaven: and before he leaves his apostles he wants to
simply clarify his whole mission: before
I came among you, you were slaves of the Old Law, you were slaves of God – but
I came to transform you into friends – friends of mine, and friends of God.
This is an enormous feat that could only have been accomplished by my laying
down my life for you. I LOVE YOU THAT MUCH – that I would lay down my life for
all of you – and not only of the Jewish family, but the Gentiles as well.
And so: I cannot force you, but I can
invite you from the bottom of my Sacred Heart to accept that love and that
friendship that I offer freely to you: and you will do that by doing what I
command: which is simply to love, disinterestedly, with holy indifference, any
and all people I place in your life – and beyond even your own inner circle.
It is really an amazing thing
to be considered a friend of God – especially as it is the condition for the
possibility of making us true friends of one another – and we all know that we
need both these vertical and horizontal relationships.
Jesus has told us all about
his Father, which qualifies us for Divine Friendship with him; may we tell as
many we can today about both Jesus and his Father – so that the energy of
divine friendship will flow through our spiritual veins. It will be a joyful
experience!
I will
give thanks to you, Lord, among the people; I will chant your praise among the
nations.
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