Our first reading tells us an important truth about our faith, and that is that in Jesus Christ, all things hold together. I often wonder how those who don’t have faith get through life. Because life brings us sadness rather often: the death of a loved one, difficult illness, loss of a job, and a whole host of problems. But we who believe can at least hang on to our faith, knowing that God will make all things right, if not in this life, then certainly in the life to come. In Christ, all things hold together, and that gives us something to hope for, something to make the horrible things that sometimes happen to us less burdensome. That is why the disciples couldn’t fast in today’s Gospel – the Lord was with them, and so there was joy. We too can celebrate the joy of Jesus’ presence in our lives, knowing that even though things might not be perfect today, Christ promises that one day they certainly will be.