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b'(Acts 1:12-14;\\xa0\\xa0 Ps.27:1,4,7-8,13;\\xa0\\xa0 1Pt.4:13-16;\\xa0\\xa0 Jn.17:1-11a) \\xa0 \\u201cOne thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.\\u201d \\xa0 Obedient to the instructions of the Lord, the apostles returned to Jerusalem, where they gathered together in \\u201cthe upper room\\u201d and \\u201cdevoted themselves with one accord to prayer,\\u201d waiting for the promised gift of the Spirit of God.\\xa0 With David they long to \\u201cgaze on the loveliness of the Lord and contemplate His temple,\\u201d and so, with him they sing, \\u201cOf you my heart speaks, you my glance seeks.\\u201d The Pentecost is soon to come; the Spirit shall soon fall upon the apostles and fulfill their longing for union with God.\\xa0 But as they wait, they suffer, as do we all, for waiting means to suffer \\u2013 finding patience is to share in the passion of Christ, in the absolute subjection of our wills to the Father and so the death of our own ways.\\xa0 But Peter\\u2019s words come as comfort to us as we ourselves wait for the glory of God to come to us: \\u201cBeloved: Rejoice to the extent that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that when His glory is revealed you may also rejoice exultantly.\\u201d \\xa0He knows of what he speaks.\\xa0 For his patient waiting, his dying to self, has been rewarded by the gift of the Spirit now with him as he speaks\\u2026\\xa0 and each day his continued suffering brings renewed joy.\\xa0 He is able to sing with full voice the words of David\\u2019s psalm: \\u201cThe Lord is my life\\u2019s refuge; of whom should I be afraid?\\u201d\\xa0 And to such fullness of the glory of God we all should come. In our gospel Jesus calls down the glory of the Father upon Himself and so, in turn, upon all who love Him, that He may \\u201cgive eternal life to all [the Father] gave Him.\\u201d\\xa0 As the Son has glorified the Father on earth, now He seeks to be glorified by Him in heaven, and not for His own sake, but for the benefit of those who listen as He prays to His Father.\\xa0 In our midst He prays for us that the power of the Holy Spirit might make us one with Him as He is one with the Father, that we might share in the glory of God. \\u201cNow this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.\\u201d\\xa0 \\u201cOut of the world\\u201d He calls us, away from its darkness He brings us, that \\u201cin the world\\u201d we may be, sharing His glory with all\\u2026 so to find eternal life, so to find ourselves in the hand of God, in His Temple, gazing always upon the light of His face.\\xa0 Alleluia! Written, read & chanted, and produced by James Kurt. Music: "There Is No End to Life" (second part)\\xa0from Thoroughfare, seventh album of Songs for Children of Light, by James Kurt. ******* O LORD, if we remain devoted to prayer and to carrying the Cross, we shall rejoice forever in your House.\\xa0 YHWH, how we wait for your glory.\\xa0 How we pray we shall be ready to receive the fullness of your gift from on high.\\xa0 The Spirit promised your chosen ones be upon us this day to lead us to the glory of your Temple. O LORD, give us light that we might see, that we might gaze on your loveliness, that we might contemplate your presence.\\xa0 To eternal life let us come.\\xa0 Through the persecutions of this world, through our sharing in the Cross of the Christ, let your Spirit rest upon us and we be joined to your glory. It is Jesus\\u2019 desire that we be joined to Him, that we be with Him in your glory.\\xa0 He prays for us as we pray for your Spirit to come and anoint us with that glory.\\xa0 Hear our prayers, O LORD.\\xa0 May Mary and all your holy apostles pray for us as well, that together our prayers might rise unto you and we rise with them to eternal life.'