Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter

Jesus said to his disciples: "Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him." Judas, not the Iscariot, said to him, "Master, then what happened that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me. "I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name -- he will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you.” -John 14:21-26

Sin has a way of blinding us so we cannot see God. It builds a scale that becomes a barrier between God’s hand and our soul. But Our Lord gave us His commandments as a barrier from sin so that our eyes remain open and our souls in contact with Him.

Rejecting His commandments is to fall into sin, to become blind and numb to His glorious presence. We must constantly strive to keep our souls inhabitable to the Lord.

God wants us to live in union with Him, and He showers graces onto each of us so He may draw us closer to Him. If we reach out, grab hold of that grace, and move toward Him, God transforms us. But before any of that can occur, we must first love the Lord as Jesus taught us.

He is risen! He is risen indeed. Hallelujah!

Saint Catherine Of Siena, pray for us.

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Jesus, I trust in you!