Christ informs us that he has personally chosen us to be the bearers of
the ‘good news’ to the world and through whom others will know and love
the Father. He is counting on all Christians to do this unfailingly
bolstered by the reassurance that we can ask the Father anything to aid
us fulfill this mission. However, we would not be able to achieve this
successfully if we do not first ‘die to ourselves’. Pope Benedict
reminds us that ‘unless the seed dies, it cannot give new life’ to
‘bear much fruit’. This means that we have to curb our own weak
tendencies, let go of our earthly attachments and choose to do
everything only for God’s greater glory.
Christ here reiterates that all should know that we are his followers
in the way we deal with all the people in the landscape of our lives –
in love, with love and simply through love. Do each one of us emanate
love and joy?
