Sent in His Name
“For the Souls in Purgatory – Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord”
John 14:12–14
“Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father. And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.”
Grace Prayed For
Lord, grant me the grace to truly believe — not just in my mind, but in the marrow of my bones — that You are alive in me, and that Your power moves through ordinary hands like mine.
Reflection
We are not used to thinking of ourselves this way. We diminish. We qualify. We say, “I’m not holy enough,” “I’m too broken,” “God uses other people — not someone like me.” And yet here is Jesus, on the eve of his death, leaning close to the ones he loves most and whispering something almost scandalous: because I am going to the Father, you will do more.
What does he mean? He does not mean that we are greater than he is. He means that his departure is not a loss — it is a multiplication. The Spirit poured out at Pentecost did not confine God’s work to one body walking the roads of Galilee. It scattered that fire across every century, every continent, every small life offered in love. You and I are part of that scattering.
And then there is the invitation of prayer. “Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it.” This is not a vending machine promise. To ask in his name is to ask from within his heart — aligned with his purposes, his mercy, his longing that the Father be glorified. It is an invitation into intimacy, not transaction.
Think of the last time you prayed and truly expected an answer. Not hoped vaguely, but expected — the way you expect the sun to rise. Jesus seems to assume that kind of prayer is possible for us. He assumes we believe.
Perhaps the deepest question this passage puts to us is not “What works am I supposed to do?” but rather: Do I actually believe he is alive? Do I believe he hears me? Because if I do — truly, not just theoretically — then everything changes. My prayer changes. My courage changes. My smallness begins, quietly, to open.
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Sharing
Jesus last words on Earth were to his disciples, can be found in Matthew Chap 28 when Jesus told his disciples, “Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Jesus calls all of us to share in his redemptive mission here on Earth. I would ask you to share this Scripture reflection with your family, your friends and your acquaintances, and then share it with a couple of individuals that you may may not be comfortable sharing with, keeping in mind always the words of Jesus, And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age
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