Friday, VI week of Easter, 2015: 15th May, 2015
Acts 18: 9-18; Jn16: 20-23
The joy that things give are gone with the things gone. A mere feeling, or a moment of happiness that comes from an external reason and fulfilled desires will last just as long as the situation does!
Today the Lord promises us a joy that no one take away from us, that no situation can diminish. The dimensions of this joy is completely different from the joy that the world and its attachments can give.
The joy that the Lord gives comes from the Lord and just as the Lord is, so is the joy that the Lord gives: unchanging and ever present! It comes from the fact that God is with us, as the Lord promises in the first reading! With us always, strengthening and empowering us in the daily struggles of life.