"I'm going to prepare a place" (Giovanni 14: 1-12)
Biblical reflections by Mauro Leonardi*, priest and writer
Maria knows her father intimately. He gave him his heart since childhood. For this, Jesus, the Son of the same substance of the Father, can make meat in her through the Spirit who is the love between Father and Son and who proceeds from the Father and the Son and is glorified.
From the Gospel according to John 14: 1-12
At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «Your heart is not troubled. Have faith in God and have faith in me too. In the house of my Father there are many homes. If not, I would have ever told you: "I'm going to prepare a place"? When I am gone and I have prepared you a place, I will come again and I will take you with me, because where I am I am too. And of the place where I go, you know the way ».
Tommaso said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you go; How can we know the way? ». Jesus said to him: «I am the way, truth and life. Nobody comes to the Father except by means of me. If you have known me, you will also know my Father: you know him from now and have seen him ».
Filippo said to him, "Lord, show us his father and enough for us." Jesus replied: «For a long time I have been with you and you have not known me, Filippo? Who saw me, he saw the father. How can you say: "Show us the Father"? Don't you think I'm in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I say to you, I don't tell you from myself; But the father, who remains in me, performs his works.
Believe me: I am in the Father and the father is in me. If nothing else, believe it for the works themselves.
In truth, in truth I tell you: whoever believes in me, will also make the works that I do and will make bigger than these, because I go to the father ».
* Mauro Leonardi (Como 1959) has been a priest since 29 May 1988 and has lived in Rome since then. He spends many hours of his day as a priest and prefers building bridges rather than raising walls. For years he has been writing stories, articles, essays and books that revolve around the relationship between man and God. Author ofblogLike Jesus. Abelis(Lindau) is his latest novel. The volunteers of theJonathan Projectthey thank him for wanting to share these reflections on the Word with us.
