Knowing the Way

Today’s Gospel contains one of my all-time favorite lines from scripture.  John 14:6 says, “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.’”  I think these simple, yet profound words, very clearly sum up who Jesus is.  Thomas questioned Jesus, asking how the disciples would know the way if they do not know where He is going.  We too might sometimes be like Thomas, questioning where to go.  And we must be reminded that the answer lies in Jesus, the way, the truth, and the life.

There are a million different directions we can go when it comes to how we live our lives.  And it seems as if the world is trying to pull us into every single one that is contrary to Christ.  Jesus doesn’t just tell us which way to go, which path to walk down on the journey, but that He Himself is the way.  To follow Jesus, the way, is to adopt a whole way of living that reflects who He is.  And it is through this way that we come to know the truth.

Each and every single person has a hunger for the truth, whether he or she realizes it or not.  Contrary to popular belief, there is such a thing as absolute truth.  And it is found in Jesus Christ alone.  To acknowledge Jesus as the truth is to accept all of His teachings.  If we call ourselves followers of Jesus, we must not be swayed by the influence of the secular world in terms of what to believe.  Apart from Christ and His Church, we cannot know truth.  It is by our knowledge and understanding of truth that we will find life.

It is Jesus who not only gives us life, but also gives meaning to our lives.  It is in Him that we find a deep and rich life-  life that is full and abundant.  Our relationship with Christ is the strong foundation on which our lives should be built.  Without Him, nothing we do would matter.  Our lives and very existence depends on Him.
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There are a lot of things that we don’t know.  But what really matters is that we know where Jesus goes and we know the way because of our faith.  We know that He has prepared a place for us and is drawing us to Himself.  Jesus tells us, “do not let your hearts be troubled” (John 14:1).  Today and every day, take this message to heart, and remember in all of the uncertainties to cling to Jesus, the way, the truth, and the life.