May 28: “I Am the Truth” / “Yo Soy la Verdad”

One does not need to be actively involved in the field of education to know this: there is only so much that people can learn at one time. This is true for both the young and the old. The great “life-truths” take a long time to absorb. And this is certainly true about matters of faith: we enter into them gradually, over time, and with the unfolding experience of life.

In John 16, 12-15, Jesus announces at the Last Supper that He has many things to say to the Apostles, but that they are not ready for them yet. He adds, though, that the Paraclete, the Spirit of Truth, who will be sent to them, will reveal these things to them, and will lead them toward the complete truth.

Well, the Holy Spirit has come upon us and the whole Church and is leading us to the complete truth: about Jesus, God, our world, and ourselves. Nonetheless, this is a life-long journey and the fact is that we will never attain the complete truth in this life; we are always on the way. We can never truly say, “I know it all.” Rather, we must always leave ourselves open to being led by the Spirit ever more closely toward the complete truth, toward the One who said of Himself, “I am the truth.”

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Las Escrituras Pascuales nos están diciendo que los Apóstoles (y los demás primeros-discípulos de Jesús) no deberían estar tristes porque Cristo los deja. Su fe se hará más profunda y espiritual cuando Jesús no esté ya físicamente presente entre ellos. El Espíritu Santo de la Verdad continuará con ellos la misión de Jesús. El Espíritu de la Verdad no les dará nuevo mensaje, pero guiará a ellos y a la Iglesia entera a profundizar su comprensión de la vida y del mensaje de Jesús y a confrontarlos constantemente con los acontecimientos y problemas de los tiempos y así llevar adelante a la Iglesia.

Que el Espíritu de Verdad venga a nosotros y nos guíe hacia la verdad plena sobre nosotros, en nuestras relaciones mutuas, y con respecto a lo que sucede en nuestro mundo y en la Iglesia. Que Dios envíe este Espíritu a nuestro mundo y nos bendiga.