我是道路
（若14：1-12）
各位弟兄姐妹，今天是复活期第五主日，耶稣升天节快要到了。所以，今天弥撒的三篇读经，尤其是福音，洋溢着耶稣升天的气氛，提醒我们要举心向上，想想我们永久的天乡，那就是我们的“天父之家”；想想我们要到天父家里去，应走什么路？应做什么准备？在今天的弥撒福音中，主耶稣亲口告诉我们：“我是道路、真理、生命”。现在我就以“我是道路”为道理题目，跟大家一起分享今天的弥撒读经。
一、耶稣是通往父家的路
今天的弥撒福音记载，在最后晚餐中，主耶稣对宗徒们说：“我是道路、真理、生命，除非经过我，谁也不能到父那里去。”
主耶稣是道路，是什么路呢？是通往父家的天路。地上有许多许多的道路，有铁路、公路、水路、航空路线、宇宙飞行的轨道……。藉着这些道路，你可以到国内、国外任何地方去，甚至你还可以到地球之外别的星球去。地上的路确实是很多，可是在这五花八门的道路中，有没有一条让我们到达天父的路呢？没有！那我们到达天父那里，是不是就无路可走呢？也不是的！
人们说“上天无路”，是因为人犯了罪，被逐出伊甸园，上天的路被封闭了，与天父隔绝了（创三24）.只有道成肉身自天降世的主耶稣，才能重开天路，领人到父的家。
在旧约中，古圣雅各伯在梦中看见一个天梯，这个天梯，立在地上，顶端连接天庭（创28：12）。耶稣就是古圣雅各伯梦中所看见的天梯，藉着他，我们人可以到达天上的父家。事实就是这样，当主耶稣被钉在十字架上死，断气的时候，耶路撒冷圣殿圣所里的帐幔从中间裂开（路23:45）。
这事有什么重大含义呢？希伯来书10章19-20节解释说：“弟兄们！我们既然怀着大胆的信心，靠着耶稣的宝血得以进入圣殿，即进入由他给我们开创的一条又新又活，通过帐幔，即他肉身的道路。”
帐幔，是指主耶稣的身体。帐幔内是至圣所，是天主所在的地方。也就是说通过我们的主耶稣这条路，我们才可以进到天父所在的地方——天父的家。
二、耶稣是与主同住的路
耶稣说：“你们要信赖天主，也要信赖我。在我父的家里，有许多住处。我去，原是为给你们预备地方；……我必再来接你们到我那里去，为的是我在那里，你们也在那里”。
耶稣就好像一个旅游团的领队，每一站他都先去安排妥当了，然后再带队前往，万无一失。
我们有许多教友都有这样的体验：与耶稣同在就是天堂。圣保禄宗徒说：“我渴望求解脱而与基督同在一起：这实在是再好没有了。”（斐1：23）
三、耶稣是看见天父的路
耶稣说：“谁看见了我，就是看见了父。”
旧约的选民以色列子民是不可能看见天主的，连天主忠心的仆人梅瑟要求见天主一面，也不可得，只能见到天主的背后（出33：18-23）。
我们新约的选民基督徒，却可从主耶稣看见天主。因为主耶稣是道成肉身的天主子，是天父在世上的全权代表、唯一化身。
可是道成肉身的耶稣已死而复活升天了，我们又怎样看见耶稣呢？我们可从四福音中看见主耶稣，听见主耶稣所说的话。因此圣师热罗尼莫说：“谁不认识圣经，就不认识基督”。我们越读四福音，就越能更清楚看见主耶稣。希望教友们都来熟读四福音，尤其是若望福音，从而藉着更清楚地看见主耶稣，而更清楚地看见天父。
四、耶稣是做更大事的路
耶稣说：“我实实在在告诉你们：凡信我的，我所做的事业，他也要做，并且还要作比这些更大的事业。”
为主作事，这是每一个跟从主走天路的基督徒应尽的责任，也就是要在世上作主的代表，为主而生活，让天主的光和天主的爱在我们身上流露出来。
可耶稣说门徒们要做比祂更大的事业，是什么意思呢？由于耶稣降生时，只在巴勒斯坦那个小地区生活、工作、传福音。后来门徒继续传主的福音，才扩大到欧、亚各地。如果今天我们能代表基督，在中国广大的地区为主生活，为主发光，传播主爱，传主福音，这样岂不是做更大的事吗？
反省
各位弟兄姐妹，最后让我们反省以下三个问题：
1.谁能领导我们走天堂的道路？
2.我知道升天去的道路吗？
3.我现在走的道路，是天堂路？还是地狱路？
愿复活的主降福你们，并带领你们走在天国的路上！阿们！
Lord, show us the Father
My brothers and sisters in Christ, do you allow any troubles to rob you of God’s gift of peace? As much as we try to avoid it, we inevitably encounter challenges and trials that can shake our confidence and our trust in God. Jesus knew that his disciples would be put to the test when their Master was taken from them during his suffering and passion – his arrest, trial, and rejection by the leaders of his own people, and crucifixion by the Romans. Jesus encouraged his disciples to put their faith and hope in God the Father and also in himself.
When adversity or trouble comes your way, does it make you lose hope or give into fear and despair, or does it press you closer to the Lord Jesus and to the strength and help he offers you?
During Jesus’ last supper meal with his apostles, he spoke in plain words to them about his approaching departure. The disciples were surprised that Jesus was going to his Father’s house and would return to take them with him. And they were even more surprised when Jesus said he expected them to know the way to the Father’s house. Jesus’ answer to their question, “show us the way”, was both a reminder that his disciples should trust their Master and Teacher to show them the way, and a challenge for them to recognize that Jesus had intimate knowledge of God and where God came from. Jesus made a statement that invoked the very name which God had revealed to Moses, “I am who I am” (Exodus 3:14), and he made three claims which only God could make. He stated unequivocally to his disciples: “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” (John 14:6)
Jesus proclaims: I am the Way (John 14:6). He alone knows the way to the Father because he has been with the Father from the beginning – before time and creation ever existed. The Lord Jesus gives us more than a road map and guide book. He personally is the way to the Father’s kingdom,
and we cannot miss it if we follow him. He accompanies us on our daily journey and watches over us as the good shepherd who leads and sustains us each and every step of the way. Are you in step with the Lord and do you trust in his guiding hand for your life?
Jesus proclaims that he is the Truth (John 14:6). Many can say, “I have taught you the truth.” Only Jesus can say, I am the Truth. He possesses in himself the fullness of truth. Jesus claims to be one with the Father and to speak the truth which proceeds from the Father. Jesus promised his disciples that if they continued in his word, they would learn the truth and the truth would set them free” (John 8:31). The truth which Jesus proclaims has power to set us free from ignorance, deception, and sin. The words which Jesus speaks are true because there is no lie or falsehood in him. Moral truth requires more than mere words or ideas because the person who speaks them must be true – true in thought, speech, deed, example, and action. Jesus embodies the truth in his person.
Jesus proclaims that he is the Life (John 14:6). He not only shows us the path of life (Psalm 16:11); he gives the kind of life which only God can give – abundant life that lasts forever. Is there any trouble, fear, or distraction that keeps you from the perfect peace and joy of a life surrendered to Jesus Christ?
Lord Jesus, you fill us with the joy of your saving presence and you give us the hope of everlasting life with the Father in Heaven. Show me the Father that I may know and glorify him more fully.