Seventh Sunday of Easter Jn 11-19

Do you also be troubled and disturbed by disunity? We know how much it costs us to maintain unity.
The mother prays that her children will get along well with each other. The father asks the children that his death will not cause inheritance disputes. It is commendable that the brother, sister still has the desire to build unity among the siblings. At the funeral of a colleague from work, everyone realized that they were being abandoned by a united, united person and built the team.
Doesn’t it hurt when the marriage falls apart? When doesn’t the family stick together? When do neighbors get around? When don’t we respond to greetings? When we no longer visit? When is the parish broken? When a nation, starting with parliament, is disputed?

Today we should all be aware of Jesus’ words: “Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, so that they may be one like us” (Jn 11:11).

Yes, these are words of prayer. Jesus prays for the apostles at the supper shortly before his death. Today’s Sunday has a special status. It commemorates the time when Jesus ascended to heaven in the heavens, and the Holy Spirit had not yet descended on the apostles. This period is a kind of intermediate link. Jesus prays for us to the Father, not to take us out of the world, but to persevere on earth to fight evil. Jesus knows that he returns to the Father and asks for us to know the truth, to persevere in the truth because man is not created for eternal life on earth, but our homeland is in heaven. He says of us: “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world” (Jn 17:16). Jesus came into the world to protect us so that none of us would be lost. In the words of prayer, Jesus “sanctify them through the truth; your word is the truth ”(Jn 17:17), emphasizes the need to sanctify ourselves.
The history of sin reminds us again and again of the difficult consequences. The man was created to know God, to love God, to serve God, and to earn an eternal reward with his life. He who destroys oneness with God through sin rejects God as his only and highest good. Sin destroys unity. Unity, which manifested itself in love, peace, justice, is destroyed by sin. The sin of grandparents turned peace into fear. Adam and Eve hid from God. Cain’s sin destroyed brotherly love. He hid from God, but the blood from his hands could not be washed. The sign on the forehead everyone saw. People’s iniquities caused the punishment of the flood. Only Noah and his family survived. Until the end of time, the tower of Babylon will be a sign of pride that man has ceased to understand man. The Passover season culminates, and the risen Jesus said in the first words, “Peace be with you” (Jn 20:19).

The world on earth will never be ideal again. That is why the apostle John writes: “My children, I am writing this to you so that you do not sin. But if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father: Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins; and not only for ours, but also for the sins of the whole world. ”(1 Jn 2: 1-2). None of us can say that he is without sin. The world is seducing us. Even though we know what Jesus did for us, our goal on earth, we are still falling.
In the passage of prayer, Jesus mentions the word “world” nine times. God created a world that is good and beautiful. What God has created cannot be evil. God also created man. He endowed him with reason and free will, but one can also resist. Only man can disturb the harmony of God’s creation and thus bear the appropriate consequences.
That is why a Christian must be a witness of God, its unity, his love. Despite many beautiful words, the world suffers from disunity. The Christian of the new millennium is to be a builder of peace. The peace of his interior and then he will build peace in his surroundings. He who does not have peace in his heart cannot spread peace in his surroundings. He who does not have it cannot even give it. If the world needs anything, it’s peace. Science and art can enrich a person, evoke satisfaction, a smile, but all only temporarily. Only the peace that God gives can make a person truly happy, not only on earth but also after death.
Once upon a time in our families, the inscription “Peace to this house” was in a place of honor. He should have reminded those who lived there and those who came to them what was necessary, important, and necessary for man. Even in need and illness, a person can be happy if he has peace in his heart. And true happiness is not possible without true peace. Many have many, and when they lack peace – what do they have? They take their lives, even though others envy their wealth. They divorce, even though they are young and beautiful. But we also see that he has been lying on the bed for years and is happy. They do not have what others own and live happily ever after. Because in their family, hearts have the peace of Christ.
Today, the inscriptions from the places of honor of our homes are declining. This is not because they are outdated. They are much more current than in the past. However, Christ disappears from the hearts and families, family relations, family, neighbors…

If we urgently need something today, it is peace of mind. Let’s stop spreading unrest. Let’s not talk badly about our neighbors. Let’s not think badly. On the contrary, let’s notice the positive things, the beauty. Let’s try to see Christ another.

St. Francis of Assisi once spoke with a member of his hometown city council. A member of the council kept talking about sin, the evil that reigns in the city. Then the saint told him that he knew of a medicine that could heal the city from all this evil. The surprised man heard advice from Francis: “Let us become first as God wants us to be. If we can do that, we can rebuke others. ” We often want others to become better. We forget that first, we have to become better. Then even those around us will become better.

As long as we live, we must feel responsible for the good of the world. In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches us to ask for peace when he says, “Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, so that they may be one like us.” (Jn 11:11). It will not be easy. That is why the Church reminds us of Jesus’ words: “As you sent me into the world, so have I sent them into the world, and for my sake, I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.” (Jn 17:19) Simply solve problems, difficulties with Jesus, as himself and still quickly, intoxicated with feelings, pain, or disappointment. Praying, forgiving, forgetting, allowing starting again are offered opportunities to build peace.

When we are troubled by disunity, we need to start treating it. Talk less about it with others but more with God. Ask for forgiveness of your mistakes, mistakes, and especially sins, rather than seeing them in others. Yet, we all long for the words of Jesus: “I leave you peace, I give you my peace. But I do not give you how the world gives. May your heart not be aroused or fearful. You have heard me say to you, “I am going away – and I will come to you” (Jn 14: 27-28).