Acts 13:26-33 / John 14:1-6
We know how important it is to be healthy.
We need to take care of our health because to be well is to live life fully and be witnesses of the goodness of God.
But we also know how fragile health can be.
We experience pain and aches, and these can drain our energy and life away.
But pain is usually a sign of something else.
And if what is internally is expressed externally, then physical pain could be a sign of some trouble within, that there is something wrong emotionally or spiritually.
In the gospel, Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me."
Besides the worldly anxieties and worries, our hearts are also troubled by anger, frustration, resentment and all those other afflictions that drains out our energy and our life.
Jesus tells us not to be burdened by all these troubles of life.
The Good News, as St. Paul said in the 1st reading, is that God has fulfilled the promise He made by raising Jesus from the dead.
Jesus wants us to rise from the troubles of this world by trusting in Him.
To trust in Jesus is to walk His Way of the Cross, to believe in the Truth of Love and to live our lives according to the will of God.
Then the pains and troubles of this earth will fade away when we desire for the life and love from above.