‘We will make our dwelling in you’

[6thSunday of Easter, Year C, 1 May 2016, Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 / Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6+8 / Rev 21:10-14, 22-23 / John 14:23-29]

Have you ever been to a big church or cathedral? Maybe you have visited St Peter’s Basilica, in Rome – it is huge. So many tourists are there, taking so many photos and many sense that, indeed, God is present there. Imagine if you did a survey and asked what was the favorite dwelling place of God in the whole world? The truth is that God does not only live in tabernacles in big basilicas, but his favorite dwelling place is…the human heart! This is what Jesus affirms in the Gospel of John: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.” (John 14:23-29). We will make our dwelling with him, we will come and live with this person. God wants to put a sign on your heart – “Home sweet home!”