Day 14 of 21
John 14
Jesus comforts his troubled disciples, declaring himself the way, the truth, and the life, and promising the Father's house and the Holy Spirit.
The farewell discourse continues in the upper room as Jesus prepares the disciples for his departure and return.
“Our Lord consoles His disciples, who, as men, would be naturally alarmed and troubled at the idea of His death, by assuring them of His divinity: Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in Me; as if they must believe in Him, if they believed in God; which would not follow, unless Christ were God. you are in fear for this form of a servant; let not your heart be troubled; the form of God shall…”
“Faith, too, in Me, and in the Father that begat Me, is more powerful than anything that shall come upon you; and will prevail in spite of all difficulties. He shows His divinity at the same time by discerning their inward feelings: Let not your heart be troubled.”
Catena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
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