FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

 

READINGS AT MASS TODAY

Acts 6:1-7

Psalm 33

1 Pt. 2:4-9

John 14:1-12

Theme: IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE

Dear friends in Christ, N'wokafu YESU KRISTO...

On this Fifth Sunday of Easter, we reflect on Jesus' statement concerning the Father's house. Jesus refers to the place He was preparing for His disciples as a home (the Father's house). He said, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my father's house, there are many dwelling places.

It is of no doubt that the Christian environment as well as our eternal abode with Jesus will be a household. It will have the setting of a home where everyone is accepted and cared for. There will be room for every child of God no matter the culture or race.

It is, therefore, imperative that even now Christians and the household of faith should exhibit and experience that warm and home-like environment where every believer is loved and at home. We must learn to listen, learn to understand, and accept all. We must look beyond tribal and racial differences.

The first Christian community left a beautiful example in our first reading. The Twelve, though belonging to the Jewish majority, took the complaint of the Greek minority seriously and handled it with the utmost care required. They did not belittle the minority's complaint, nor did they see them as a nuisance of pagan origin.

Let us be mindful of the kind of Christian communities that we build. It is an important sign of whether or not the Spirit of God is at work in us. We must build “our Father's house”.

PRAYER

Lord, may we live as those aspiring to be numbered among the inhabitants of your household, Amen.

May God bless you.

-Rev. Fr. Kenneth Debre

Sunday, May 7, 2023.

Holy Rosary Parish, Hohoe