In unity is the size.

We live in a time characterized by fear. The present age is not only about space flight, the scientific and technological revolution, which makes the world frown, but also a whole series of troubles about the future course of humanity. We often hear about the struggle for a more beautiful tomorrow, a happier life for ourselves, and the need to look after ourselves and not look at the other person because nobody is looking after me. We begin to hate everyone better off, slowly we begin to see the other person as just a murderer who is lying in wait for us, and so we close ourselves off from the world; we don’t want to give anything to it, and we don’t want anything from anyone. We begin to subscribe to the principle that everybody is against everybody because there is much that divides us. There are too many difficulties among us, and therefore everybody has to make his way in this world.

We might ask, in the words of the poet:
People who are in haste, blind, behold how wretched you are! Why? You are slumbering; you are suffocating, tormented; for what endeavor are you doing this? Do you not feel that such a life is heading for self-destruction?

A little while ago, we heard the words of the Lord Jesus in the Gospel, and it was a prayer for unity.

But we can rightly ask whether the kind of unity that Jesus says is to be among us is even possible when we convince ourselves otherwise in our lives when intrigue and animosity reign supreme. Can we speak of unity in our great family of Christians when we see no agreement, even in small groups, in families?
St. John writes: “God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 Jn 4:16).

Love is the force that unites and unites people with one another. If the Spirit of God is among us, then we will begin to live a different life, and ours will be fundamentally different from the lives of other people who are possessed by the spirit of this world. The difference is that we change our mindsets. Until then, we could have different desires and goals; for example, we could see our interest and enrichment as our gain and pursue things corresponding to our logic and egoism.
Now we see the matter differently. Our goal, towards which everything is directed, must become what we express by the slogan: “That all may be one!” This takes place because we have accepted the teaching of Christ, which leads us also to another wisdom of life, to faithfulness to the teaching of Christ. The words of the Lord Jesus gradually become the food of man, who slowly begins to practice the love taught by Christ. These words are to be manifested in our lives through interpersonal unity. And this is not easy.

The Lord Jesus knew this, so he gave us a personal example, offering us his help. His prayer, which we heard in the Gospel today, began by mentioning his imminent departure and the loneliness in which those closest to him would find themselves, and that is why he prays for them and us. Here we also understand the gift he has left us – the Sacrament of the Altar, which is meant to unite us. His Body is the food in which we are to draw strength, the pattern, and He has made us worthy by entrusting Himself into our human hands.
The fundamental duty of each of us who has believed in His love is: To strive for unity in the family, among neighbors, in the workplace, in the nation, in the Church, and the community of people. For us, the Eucharist is the source of this unity. In Communion, we are to learn this love.

What would you say to the question: When should we feel happy? You would answer: When I am healthy, when I am successful, when on vacation… But I think the best answer should be: I am happy when the people around me are happy too! True happiness can only be where there is love. True happiness is for those who remain in God and when God remains in them.

What Christian joy is, I will give the example of St. Francis of Assisi. One day Francis was running with Brother Leo in the cold and wind to the locked gate of the monastery. There Francis said to his brother: “Brother Leo, it would be beautiful if the brothers were an example of virtue and godliness, but remember that this is not a perfect joy.” Leo, therefore, asked Francis what true joy consisted of. And to this, Francis tells him: “Let us now knock at the monastery’s door. We are drenched, ruined, and hungry. And if upon our plea to be admitted to the monastery, the gatekeeper doesn’t believe we are brothers and tells us we are lying or throws us out, we won’t be admitted; we will stay out in the cold, rain, wind, and hunger. If we endure this patiently and do not get angry, but endure it patiently, it will be as if God Himself knew us and spoke to us through His mouth. Remember, Leon, this is true perfection!”

He who can patiently endure hardship is more able to show love.

Let us remember years ago when we were preparing for our first Holy Communion. What joy we had! Our hearts were happy because they were uncorrupted; they did not know grave sins. We should all go back to those years and try to appreciate the Eucharist more, to approach the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar more often and with greater interest and willingness. I have convinced myself that frequent and regular access to the Sacrament of the Altar is a great strength; even if one remains a weak person, one can forgive more, forget sooner, resist evil, and sin more typically. He can forgive the illicit and the forbidden. How many have scoffed at frequent access to the fountain of love and unity, but they scoffed only until they convinced themselves otherwise, that frequent Holy Communion does not make people sanctimonious, dreamers, but people happy and contented.

I know a man who is no angel, but I have heard from his lips, “If I did not frequent the sacrament, I feel that I should be a terrible father, husband, man, because of my nature.” No, the Sacrament of the Altar, the teachings of Christ, are not reactionary. Still, it is reactionary for anyone to say that Christianity is nonsense, that it adds nothing to and enriches the modern world.

Yes, our times are hard and evil. Wars are being fought; loved ones are being sued, and there is much strife, misunderstanding, and sin. But when we start from ourselves and do not look to the other to start, but I, we present here, start, it will already mean something, and there will be more love, happiness, and peace in the world. And this effort will pay off because God will bless it, and his blessing will be like a boomerang, which will come back and make us even happier. Let us reflect on this thought. What answer shall we give ourselves?