Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Intention: For the young people of our world, that all adults may accept the sacred responsibility of loving and caring for our children and for the lives that we inspire and guide them to live.
Today’s Gospel | John 16:20-23
Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy. When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. So you also are now in anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. On that day you will not question me about anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.”
From the Meditation on Sunday, Octave of the Ascension | Saint John Baptist de La Salle
At times you may have to teach children who do not know God, because they have been brought up by parents who do not know God. Strive to know God so well through reading and prayer that you may be able to make him known to others and make him loved by all those to whom you have made him known.
Prayer
Eternal Father, Jesus said that those who dared to believe in him would someday rejoice. We pray today for such faith. Help us to see in each of our days a path that brings us closer to you. May we grow each day in our trust in what you are doing in and for us. Teach us to seek your strength and proclaim your greatness both in times of darkness and in times of light. Make of us a people that dares to believe. We ask this of who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.