Com a notícia de que Jesus vai deixá-los, seus discípulos perdem a serenidade. Mas Jesus os tranquiliza: que ponham total confiança nele, assim como confiam em Deus. Jesus pessoalmente vai arrumar um lugar para eles na casa do Pai, e no momento oportuno virá buscá-los. Eles, que se mantêm fiéis no seguimento a Jesus, viverão para sempre com ele na glória do Pai. Quanto ao caminho para chegar a Deus, eles o conhecem: é o próprio Jesus. Com sua vida, morte e ressurreição, Jesus nos precede no caminho. “Eu sou o Caminho… Ninguém chega ao Pai a não ser por mim”. Cabe aos discípulos não perderem a direção, nem dispensarem o inseparável companheiro de viagem, o próprio Jesus.
Adapted by Flávio.
With the news that Jesus will leave them, his disciples lose their serenity. But Jesus reassures them: that they put full trust in him, just as they trust in God. Jesus will personally arrange a place for them in the father's house, and at the opportune moment he will come for them. They, who remain faithful in the follow-up to Jesus, will live forever with him in the glory of the father. As for the way to reach God, they know him: it is Jesus himself. With his life, death and Resurrection, Jesus precedes us on the way. "I am the way... No one comes to the father except for me. " It is up to the disciples not to lose their direction, nor to dismiss the inseparable companion of travel, Jesus himself.
With the news that Jesus will leave them, his disciples lose their serenity. But Jesus reassures them: that they put full trust in him, just as they trust in God. Jesus will personally arrange a place for them in the father's house, and at the opportune moment he will come for them. They, who remain faithful in the follow-up to Jesus, will live forever with him in the glory of the father. As for the way to reach God, they know him: it is Jesus himself. With his life, death and Resurrection, Jesus precedes us on the way. "I am the way... No one comes to the father except for me. " It is up to the disciples not to lose their direction, nor to dismiss the inseparable companion of travel, Jesus himself.