today's other readings are Acts 8: 1-8 and Psalm 66
Wanting. Needing. Doing. Those 3 words come to mind as I reflect on the last half of today's gospel.
Jesus tells us that He came down from heaven, not to do His will, but the will the Father.
One thought that comes to my mind is why would He ever think of not doing what was in line with the Father's will? Maybe this statement is made for His listeners - that He is fully in line with the Father, and as he frequently will state in John's gospel, that He and the Father is One. But the people need to hear this. The people need to know that He is the living presence of God on earth.
What He wants to do, what He needs to do, and what He does do is in perfect alignment with the will of the Father. And the will of the Father is that we should be saved. Another happy truth for us to ponder this Easter season.