Easter Reflections: "Keep My Word."

We are already in the Sixth Sunday of Easter and next Sunday we will celebrate the Ascension of the Lord into heaven. I think the Gospel for this Sunday is a very good preparation for us as we approach Ascension Sunday. In the Gospel, Jesus tells His disciples that "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." (Jn 14:15).

If we love someone, we stand by the word of that someone. I remember when I was a kid, my father left me at the entrance of the store and told me to wait for him... he will come back. Even if I no longer see my father, I clung to his word that he will be back and he will take me.

Dear friends, the Lord is asking us something which I think is not really a commandment; it's not something that he demands. His commandment to keep His Word is actually an act of love, "paglalambing." Let us pray then that we truly keep the Lord's Word no matter what. Amen.