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Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel.

Today's Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20

“And, behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

When my daughter started walking, she loved to toddle around the house after me. I had a little shadow—one that grabbed my legs while I was trying to cook, not wanting to leave me or be left by me. Challenging? Yes. Annoying? Sometimes. A delightful constant reminder of how much I was loved? Absolutely.

She doesn’t want me to leave her because I am comfort. I am love. I am home.

If separation from a human mother is so painful for a toddler, imagine how separation from Jesus must have felt for the apostles! What a comfort Jesus’s parting words must have been—a challenging task, yes (“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations”), but also an expression of great love, a reminder that while He was bodily ascending to heaven, His Spirit would never leave.

We can take this same comfort. Every time I read this passage, it feels like a hug from Jesus—a reminder that He is with me, always. And He’s with you, too.

 

Ponder:

 

What evidence can you see in your life that Jesus is always with you?

 

Pray:


Jesus, please help me feel Your comforting presence in my darkest moments.

 

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If separation from a human mother is so painful for a toddler, imagine how separation from Jesus must have felt for the apostles! What a comfort Jesus’ parting words must have been. #DailyGospel

 

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Copyright 2023 Taryn DeLong

About the Author

Taryn DeLong

Taryn DeLong

is a full-time homemaker who lives with her husband and daughters outside Raleigh, NC. She also serves as co-president and editor-in-chief of Catholic Women in Business. Her first book, Holy Ambition: Thriving as a Catholic Woman at Work and at Home, written with her co-president Elise Crawford Gallagher, is out now from Ave Maria Press. You can follow her on LinkedIn or Instagram.