The past few weeks, I have been informed of the death of relatives of people that I am close to. Paying my last respect at their wake and at the funeral and on hearing the eulogies presented by their loved ones, got me to reflect deeper about the gift of life and the inevitable reality of death.
Although, the deceased were from various economical, social and intellectual backgrounds, they all shared a common factor. In the exodus of life, that common, crucial and fundamental factor that affected all the loved ones of the deceased is not wealth or status but relationships. It is the separation of an intimate relationship of love between a husband and wife, between parents and children and between siblings that causes that pain. Ultimately, it the all about the bond of relation that maters the most when it comes to losing a loved one.
As a matter of fact, the truth is that although, we humans are living in a materialistic world, we all need love and relationships more than anything for that is what is remembered and planted deep in our hearts. We might not realise or be aware of this but when crises arise, the awareness of this fact will stare blank at our face on how we have related with the people placed in our life.
In relation to our faith, Jesus said, “…I came into the world for this: to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to my voice.” - Jn 18:37. One of the aspects of what that truth represents is the relationship that Jesus has with His Father and as such that relationship leads to His salvific relationship with all humanity. This relationship is of such immense love that Jesus encourages us to follow Him as He says, “I give you a new commandment: love one another; just as I have loved you, you also must love one another”. – Jn 13:34.
Likewise, for ourselves as Christians, we are challenged to bear witness to the truth in our relationship with the Lord which leads to our relationship with others. Hence, when our time comes to leave this world and meet our creator face to face, we can be certain that we have listened to Jesus’ voice and lived our life fruitfully in a bonding relationship of love emitting the gifts and fruits of the Spirit from our being for the lives of our fellow brothers and sisters in giving glory to God.
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Stay tuned for the next post by Bro Benedict Chng on 13th Feb 2010.
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