Reflection for Fifth Sundays of Easter
What does it mean to “glorify God?” One succinct and simple answer is this: whenever any of our actions or words make God look good, when the goodness and loving kindness of God is manifested in a person or in an experience of love, that is the way that God is glorified.
Jesus, in this Sunday’s Gospel says, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.” Then he turns to his disciples and says, “I give you a new commandment: love one another.” If we love one another as he loves us, all will know that we are his disciples. Is it really that simple? Our world might not agree…
Our reading from The Book of Revelation addresses the world in which the followers of Christ were living: a world of division, fear, uncertainty, rejection. This is what is proclaimed as God’s vision: a new heaven and a new earth. “Behold, God’s dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell with them and will always be with them as their God.
A new heaven and a new earth are not yet fully realized. We live in hope as we place our trust in Jesus, and in the grace to love as he has loved us. Even if it isn’t always evident to our world, we do glorify God and we continue to help fulfill the promises God has made to us and to all of creation. “Behold, I make all things new.”
Len Kraus, S.J.
No comments:
Post a Comment