Do you want to Hear the Truth?
- Fr Raphael Ma, CR
- John 18: 33 - 37
A Resurrectionist Vocation Minute for November 24, Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Do you want to hear the truth?
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says what His Kingdom is and is not.
Jesus’ kingdom is not something that is accomplished by violence – “if my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over.”
Jesus’ kingdom is built on listening to the truth, which is ultimately a Person, Jesus Christ – “For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”
The word “vocation” comes from the Latin root word “vocare”, which means “to call”. It’s where we get the English word “voice” from. If you want to know your vocation, you have to be open to hearing the voice of Jesus – which He tells us in today’s Gospel, is what we hear whenever we hear the truth. If we can humbly listen to the truth about ourselves, we will recognize the voice of Jesus and what He is calling us to, which will be our vocation.
“Since no friendship can exist or grow where interpersonal communication does not exist, mental prayer and contemplation have a vital role to play in the development of our union with Christ. We know that God will speak to us within the depths of our hearts, but in order to hear his voice, we frequently need to set aside our activities, to listen to him and converse with him.”