THE WORD
Ac 15, 7-21 / Jn 15, 9-11
Jesus said to his disciples, “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.”
IN OTHER WORDS
While waiting for his turn to be evaluated by St. Peter, a soul was going around inside the waiting room in heaven. In one display cabinet, he saw countless numbers of jars containing marbles.
When he asked an angel what the marbles were for, the angel corrected him, saying that they were not marbles but eyes. Eyes of people who when they were on earth, spent a major part of their time, watching beautiful paintings, sacred arts and images by great masters. It was all they did in their lives.
Another cupboard was full of hotdogs. Again the angel corrected the soul and informed him that they were tongues. Tongues of great preachers who proclaimed, when they were alive, spiritual and glorified truths. But it was all they did in life. Casually the angel mentioned also that many priests owned many of those tongues.
There were many other cabinets there, but to make a long story short, let’s connect them to the Gospel today, “If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love.” You will enter heaven whole, if your love for me is total; if your love is translated into following the commandments in your daily life.
- Fr. Atilano Corcuera, SVD | DWST, Tagaytay
The Word in other words 2016
An annual project of Logos Publications, The WORD in Other Words Bible Diary contains daily scripture readings and reflections written by priest, brothers, and sisters of the three congregations founded by St. Arnold Janssen (the SVD, SSpS, and SSpSAP). It hopes to serve as a daily companion to readers who continually seek the correlation of the Word of God and human experience.
