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GOSPEL POWER l MAY 15, 2022 - SUNDAY
GOSPEL POWER l MAY 15, 2022 - SUNDAY
5th Sunday of Easter
Gospel: Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35
31Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. 32If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. 33Little children, I am with you only a little longer.… 34I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Love that is kenotic (self-emptying) is the legacy of Jesus. It is a kind of love yet unknown, for it goes beyond merely loving the neighbor as oneself. Its measure is how Jesus loved his disciples, which is without measure. It is a love that gives of itself unsparingly and without counting the cost. The icon of this love is the broken body of Jesus stretched out on the cross and displayed for all to see. This manifestation of love-unto-folly is the glorification that Jesus talks about, the hour that he awaits. It is also the glorification of the Father, for it proves beyond doubt that God so loves the world that he does not spare his own Son to save it. The same kenotic love, which can only be lived through the power of the Holy Spirit, becomes the distinguishing mark of Jesus’ disciples in every age. It is a way of loving that allows us also to glimpse John’s vision of a new heaven and a new earth in the second reading.
Lord Jesus, only because we dwell IN you, and it is you who love IN us, that we can abide by your new commandment of love. Amen.
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GOSPEL POWER l MAY 15, 2022 - SUNDAY
5th Sunday of Easter
Gospel: Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35
31Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. 32If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. 33Little children, I am with you only a little longer.… 34I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Love that is kenotic (self-emptying) is the legacy of Jesus. It is a kind of love yet unknown, for it goes beyond merely loving the neighbor as oneself. Its measure is how Jesus loved his disciples, which is without measure. It is a love that gives of itself unsparingly and without counting the cost. The icon of this love is the broken body of Jesus stretched out on the cross and displayed for all to see. This manifestation of love-unto-folly is the glorification that Jesus talks about, the hour that he awaits. It is also the glorification of the Father, for it proves beyond doubt that God so loves the world that he does not spare his own Son to save it. The same kenotic love, which can only be lived through the power of the Holy Spirit, becomes the distinguishing mark of Jesus’ disciples in every age. It is a way of loving that allows us also to glimpse John’s vision of a new heaven and a new earth in the second reading.
Lord Jesus, only because we dwell IN you, and it is you who love IN us, that we can abide by your new commandment of love. Amen.