May 14, 2017: Fifth Sunday of Easter

The Last Supper discourse of Jesus Christ is an extraordinarily rich passage of Scripture.  In a selection that is today's Gospel reading, Jesus tells His Apostles that they will participate in doing His works, and do even greater works than Him because He is going to the Father.

We see the great works being done in Acts.  In today's first reading, the Church chooses seven reputable men to minister to the needs of Hellenist widows.  They are empowered by the Holy Spirit to do their part in the work of Church's ministry to the needs of people.

We, indeed, can do great works when we follow in the Way that is Christ, Who is the Truth, and is Life, empowering us through the Holy Spirit to do His works in our lives as we entrust ourselves to Him, to let Him work in us, because He, the Living Stone, Who was once rejected by people, is now the foundation of our faith.  He rescued us from sin, and brought us into glorious Light that we may praise Him.  We become living stones ourselves, who make God manifest to the world, as He accomplishes great works in and through us, greater than when Jesus was on Earth, because He is now with the Father and lives in us by His Spirit.