‘I go to the Father?’ And they said to one another, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t
understand.” Jesus knew that they wanted to question him; so he said to them, “You are puzzled
because I told you that in a little while you will see me no more, and then a little while later you will
see me. “Truly, I say to you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will be sorrowful,
but your sorrow will turn to joy.”
Reflection:
The hints of Jesus’ death
and resurrection is
thick in the air. Yet His
disciples are clueless about
it. They are still replete with
the idea of grandeur and
power when the Lord will
finally reveal Himself as
the long awaited Messiah.
What they have in mind is a
political Messiah. Someone
who will liberate them from
the yoke of foreign rule and
give Israel the right for selfdetermination.
The reality
is, Jesus is the Messiah of all
who will redeem humanity
not by force and violence
striking down the wicked,
but by dying on the cross
and rising up again on
the third day. That is why
they are puzzled. When we
do not speak on the same
ground, confusion sets in.
The disciples are confused
now. Everything will be
clear after all that Jesus
said regarding His fate will
come to pass.
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