Komentar evanđelja - CRO
U evanđelju ove nedjelje iz Evanđelje po Ivanu Isus govori: “Neka se ne uznemiruje srce vaše… vjerujte u mene… Tko vjeruje u mene, činit će djela koja ja činim.” Te riječi dolaze u trenutku kada učenike obuzima strah. I nama su bliske.
Često živimo između dva nutarnja glasa. Jedan nas potiče da se oslonimo na Boga i njegovu riječ. Drugi nas nagovara da sve držimo pod kontrolom, da sami nadvladamo ono što nas plaši. Taj drugi glas često djeluje razumno, ali nas lako zatvara u nemir i napetost.
Isus ne obećava život bez križa, nego put u kojem ne ostajemo sami. Vjera o kojoj govori nije samo misao ili osjećaj, nego odluka: predati se Božjoj volji i onda kada nije lako. To znači prihvatiti da Bog vidi dalje od nas i da njegovi putovi nisu uvijek naši putovi.
U toj predanosti događa se ono što Isus naziva “većim djelima”. To nisu izvanredne stvari, nego promjena srca: ostati miran usred nesigurnosti, ne uzvratiti zlo na zlo, ustrajati u dobru i kada je teško. To su djela koja nadilaze naše snage, ali postaju moguća kada prestanemo sve nositi sami.
Strah nas želi uvjeriti da moramo sve riješiti vlastitom snagom. Krist nas uči drugačije: tko mu vjeruje, ne gubi, nego prima. Predati se Bogu ne znači izgubiti kontrolu, nego pronaći čvrsto tlo. A na tom tlu raste život koji donosi plod – tih, ali postojan.
Commentary of the Sunday Gospel
In this Sunday’s Gospel from the Gospel of John, Jesus says: “Do not let your hearts be troubled… believe in me… whoever believes in me will do the works that I do.” These words come at a moment when the disciples are overcome by fear. They are familiar to us as well.
We often live between two inner voices. One invites us to rely on God and His word. The other urges us to keep everything under control, to overcome what frightens us by our own strength. That second voice can seem reasonable, but it easily closes us in on anxiety and restlessness.
Jesus does not promise a life without the Cross, but a path on which we are not left alone. The faith He speaks of is not merely an idea or a feeling, but a decision: to surrender to God’s will, even when it is not easy. It means accepting that God sees further than we do, and that His ways are not always our ways.
In that surrender, what Jesus calls “greater works” begins to take place. These are not extraordinary achievements, but a transformation of the heart: remaining at peace amid uncertainty, not returning evil for evil, persevering in what is good even when it is difficult. These are works beyond our natural strength, yet they become possible when we stop trying to carry everything on our own.
Fear tries to convince us that everything depends on us. Christ teaches otherwise: the one who believes in Him does not lose, but receives. To surrender to God is not to lose control, but to find firm ground—and on that ground grows a life that bears fruit, quiet yet steadfast.