ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS - 30 April 2021

#LastSupperDiscourses #TrustingGod #Faith #RespondingToProblems TOPIC: HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO YOUR PROBLEMS? First Reading: ACTS 13:26-33 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11AB Alleluia: John 14:6 Gospel: John 14:1-6 In today’s gospel reading, the backdrop is the Last Supper where Jesus bids his apostles farewell. And there is fear and anxiety for the future. Jesus tells His apostles not to be troubled. But they are, as one of them is tagged as the betrayer and many of them are unsure if they will hold on. Jesus demands from them faith ⏤ to trust Him and hope in Him as He assures them that He will be back and take them with Him to His Father’s house, where there is plenty of room for all. We may not understand many things in our lives. Things may not go the way we expect. We can at times be confused at how circumstances are panning out in front of us when we are doing what we can to establish a personal relationship with Jesus. Perhaps, we are not doing enough. Perhaps, we don’t trust God enough. This is the 388th installment of our CFC quarantine contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings. [NOTE: All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on   / cfchrist   and Bong Arjonillo’s Facebook page]