The Way, the Truth and the Life

Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A - 10th May 2020

Before we turn our attention to this coming Sunday's gospel, have a look at the "pages" tabs above. I've put a couple of new ones there, to celebrate Our Lady's month of May. There's The Rosary - A Letter from Pope Francis and an invitation to May Magnificat - A Day with Mary.

Gospel John 14: 1–12

"I Am the Way..."

Jesus said to his disciples; ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house; if there were not, I should have told you. I am now going to prepare a place for you, and after I have gone and prepared you a place, I shall return to take you with me; so that where I am you may be too. You know the way to the place where I am going.’ Thomas said, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?’ Jesus said, ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No-one can come to the Father except through me. If you know me, you know my Father too. From this moment you know him and have seen him.’


Philip said, ‘Lord, let us see the Father and then we shall be satisfied.’ ‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip,’ said Jesus to him ‘and you still do not know me? To have seen me is to have seen the Father, so how can you say, “Let us see 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 as from myself: it is the Father, living in me, who is doing this work. You must believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; believe it on evidence of this work, if for no other reason. I tell you most solemnly, whoever believes in me will perform the same works as I do myself; will perform even greater works, because I am going to the Father.’

Reflection: from St Beuno's Outreach

As I come to pray with this Gospel text, Jesus says to me, as to the disciples, ‘Do not let your heart be troubled – trust in me’.

I notice how I am feeling. Do I, like the disciples, come with a troubled heart, anxious about current events, concerned for family and friends? I take  me to become still, at peace in God’s presence.

After a time, I read the rest of the text slowly. Perhaps, like Thomas and Philip, I have questions? What do I want to say to Jesus?

I look again at the text; where am I most drawn to ponder at this point in my life? I speak to Jesus, remembering his words, ‘Trust in God now, and trust in me’.

I end my prayer slowly, asking for what ever grace I need.

...even when it's hard to see what lies ahead!