No Reservation Required

A little over 20 years ago, my family was driving to Florida, a two day drive, for Spring Break. I made reservations. At the half way point we pulled into our motel, only to find that a room was not available for us. There were no vacancies.

 

We pulled into the next motel. No vacancy. The next hotel. No vacancy. And so it continued.

 

After a while, my wife and I decided it would be more fruitful to drive to Florida through the night than trying to find a place to spend the night. And so we did.

 

By the grace of God we made it, but it was a frustrating experience.

 

Today’s reading is John 14:1-7. It is the last week of Jesus’ earthly life. He is gently preparing his Disciples for his imminent death. Jesus tells them he is leaving soon, and that he will prepare a room for them in His Father’s House, that is, Heaven.

 

All of Jesus’ disciples will spend eternity with him and his Father. That is good news indeed! There is no better place to spend eternity.

 

Jesus reminds his disciples that the only way to get to heaven is through faith in Jesus. “I am the way, the truth and the life,” he says.

 

The world tries to steer us to a different course. Our society tells us that abortion and an alternative definition of marriage are fine. Government money can help the poor, but if that money is channeled to a Faith Based charity, then leaders of that charity cannot preach the Gospel. There are even some spiritual leaders who tell us what we do is an important step to getting to heaven.

 

The list goes on.

 

We may be tempted to "fix" the world.

 

Well maybe, but our response to his love and sacrifice is to follow his “way”. Love our neighbors and spread the Good News that Jesus died for our sins.

 

The earthly road will end for all of us. Each of us will exit the highway and look for a motel room. Those that follow the “way” will find that Jesus has prepared a room for us.

 

No reservation required!