May 24, 2025, John 15:12-17
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052425.cfm
Friendship
Friendship is a beautiful gift. We have friends we enjoy hanging out with and doing things together. We know whom to call if we want to go to a ballgame or a movie, and we are excited when they say yes.
And then, there are friends who go even deeper. The ones we can’t wait to share our news with, whether it’s good or hard to take. It’s the joy of sharing that matters, knowing they will be there for us. This is the joy of sharing with Jesus, our truest and most faithful Friend.
Jesus is that kind of Friend. He doesn’t see us as mere servants, but as His friends. Every day, there is a space in our hearts that He is waiting to fill. It’s a space so vast and beautiful, only Jesus can fill it. His friendship brings us comfort and security, knowing He is always there for us.
That is why I learned long ago to create a space in my day to be with Jesus in the vast room of my heart. It has to be so massive that Jesus can fit in and is there waiting for me.
Think of prayer as something that Jesus does in us. He takes whatever we bring Him, all our joys, sorrows, sins, and intentions, and loves us through them all so they won’t be a preoccupation to us or a cause of worry. Jesus is so real that He chose us to rejoice when we rejoice and suffer with us when we suffer.
Without fail, we bring suffering on ourselves and others when we sin. Even then, Jesus does not abandon us. Blessed Rosmini wrote in the “Fourth Maxim of Christian Perfection,” “We can all take comfort from the thought that Jesus did not refuse the name ‘friend’ even to Judas when he came to betray him. Provided we believe in Jesus, we have the basis of an unbounded confidence in our heavenly Father, which even our sins should not lessen.”1
Know this: when we finish and get on with our day, Jesus never leaves us. His words in us give others to life when we speak a word of compassion. His mercy in us takes away any fear, keeping us from reacting unkindly to someone who hurts us.
Like any other human being, we won’t fully realize that Jesus is our best Friend unless we give Him the BEST TIME OF OUR DAY. And when we do, Jesus will always bring out the very, very best in us. His friendship is transformative, inspiring us to bear his fruit in another person’s heart and life.
Gospel Challenge:
What fruit will Jesus bear in the life of someone we encounter today because we gave Jesus some of our best time of day?
Fr. Rick Pilger, IC
www.bscchurch.com
Maxims of Christian Perfection
Fourth Maxim #5.
Blessed Antonio Rosmini
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 5th Week in Easter
May 24, 2025, John 15:12-17
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052425.cfm
Friendship
Friendship is a beautiful gift. We have friends we enjoy hanging out with and doing things together. We know whom to call if we want to go to a ballgame or a movie, and we are excited when they say yes.
And then, there are friends who go even deeper. The ones we can’t wait to share our news with, whether it’s good or hard to take. It’s the joy of sharing that matters, knowing they will be there for us. This is the joy of sharing with Jesus, our truest and most faithful Friend.
Jesus is that kind of Friend. He doesn’t see us as mere servants, but as His friends. Every day, there is a space in our hearts that He is waiting to fill. It’s a space so vast and beautiful, only Jesus can fill it. His friendship brings us comfort and security, knowing He is always there for us.
That is why I learned long ago to create a space in my day to be with Jesus in the vast room of my heart. It has to be so massive that Jesus can fit in and is there waiting for me.
Think of prayer as something that Jesus does in us. He takes whatever we bring Him, all our joys, sorrows, sins, and intentions, and loves us through them all so they won’t be a preoccupation to us or a cause of worry. Jesus is so real that He chose us to rejoice when we rejoice and suffer with us when we suffer.
Without fail, we bring suffering on ourselves and others when we sin. Even then, Jesus does not abandon us. Blessed Rosmini wrote in the “Fourth Maxim of Christian Perfection,” “We can all take comfort from the thought that Jesus did not refuse the name ‘friend’ even to Judas when he came to betray him. Provided we believe in Jesus, we have the basis of an unbounded confidence in our heavenly Father, which even our sins should not lessen.”1
Know this: when we finish and get on with our day, Jesus never leaves us. His words in us give others to life when we speak a word of compassion. His mercy in us takes away any fear, keeping us from reacting unkindly to someone who hurts us.
Like any other human being, we won’t fully realize that Jesus is our best Friend unless we give Him the BEST TIME OF OUR DAY. And when we do, Jesus will always bring out the very, very best in us. His friendship is transformative, inspiring us to bear his fruit in another person’s heart and life.
Gospel Challenge:
What fruit will Jesus bear in the life of someone we encounter today because we gave Jesus some of our best time of day?
Fr. Rick Pilger, IC
www.bscchurch.com
Maxims of Christian Perfection
Fourth Maxim #5.
Blessed Antonio Rosmini
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