Today's gospel passage reminds us that the ultimate gift that our heavenly Father promises is eternal life. Immersed as we are in day to day existence, we can easily become distracted by the worries that this world tries to place before us. All the more reason why we need to stop and spend some time with our heavenly Father.
We need to hear him whisper in our ears every day: This is eternal life: that you should know your Father, the only true God, and the one who he sent - Jesus Christ (Jn 17:3). We can only do this if we develop the habit of spending time with our Father and with Jesus as often as we can. It is in the regular meeting of prayer that we can grow in our understanding of the love that God has for us, and strengthen the relationship we are meant to have with both God the Father and Jesus his Son.
Today, let us open the ears of our souls and let us try to be attentive to the presence of our God who is always near to us. Together, they are constantly anticipating our divine homecoming ... so that one step at time, we can learn to celebrate the joy of knowing them.
Have a great day.
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