Title Not Forsaking Responsibility/John 14:1-14
Content Not Abandoning Responsibility/John 14:1-14
"You remain in the world. Do not be afraid. Start your work. I will send the Holy Spirit to help you."
It was late evening. They were holding the Last Supper. He was there and they were there. They didn't know this would be their last dinner. But he told them because he knew. They had been with him for two or three years, but he was still a stranger to them. They didn't understand. This Last Supper finally showed and vindicated their misunderstanding.
That Jesus said: When He left He spoke of what they should do, of being servants of one another, of bearing their responsibilities, of not worrying or fearing. He also spoke about sending the Spirit of Liberation to continue building the kingdom of God.
But at that very moment, Philip stands in his way. He said. "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied." He interrupted Jesus' words about what he did and what they were to do in this world. He said. "Show us the Father. Forget all the rest. Show us the shortcut to happiness. Show us the shortcut to the kingdom of God in this world."
It was a temptation to escape from this world, if that was not possible, then at least to avoid real responsibility. "Show us the Father, and we will be saved. Fulfillment, that is what we hope for." But Jesus refused. He said. "You remain in the world. Do not be afraid. Start your work. I will send the Holy Spirit to help you."
When Jews and workers are being sacrificed, it is rather foolish to pray for justice and peace, but do nothing so that God will hear their prayers. We must sometimes live in the presence of God the Father as if the Father does not exist. This word refers to the appearance of a child who plays in front of his father, without being conscious of his father, and innocences. A child who is obsessed with his father and does not whine and play is not healthy. We must remember that we must be courageous to live a responsible life, and that we must not leave everything to our God in heaven to hold us accountable. When faced with what he had to do, Philip asked to show only his father. He wasn't right.
This does not mean that we should forget about God the Father. We must ask the Father. You must be with your father. You must remember your father vividly. But we must not do so to evade our responsibility. As Jesus hung on the cross, he called out to his Father. “Father, my God, why have you forsaken me?” God the Father gave Him the strength to stay with us to the end, the strength to bear His responsibilities among us, even on the cross. He looked up to the sky in a vertical direction, but remained with us. Left on the ground in a horizontal orientation. All of our lives should be like that. You must look up to the righteous Father in a vertical direction. But that's not all. We must look up to heaven for strength and ability to work in this world, in this country, and around us. To help in the horizontal direction and to create justice, peace, dignity and universality.
As Jesus was, so should we. We must use God as an excuse to not forsake our work. As we live this week, let us reflect deeply on the wretched and lonely sufferings of Jesus. As we look back on our lives, let's keep a heart that never forsakes justice without fear.