The following reflection is by Triona Doherty

'I am not self-conscious. I am confident. I can do anything.' The 2010 documentary, The Sound of Mumbai, follows the story of 11 year old Ashish and his friends from the Mumbai slums who come together for one night to perform The Sound of Music with the Bombay Chamber Orchestra in the National Centre for the Performing Arts.

As he prepares to take on a solo in the concert, Ashish gives himself a pep talk every night, writing out and repeating the mantra 'I am confident. I have confidence'. Amid self-doubt and some jealousy from his peers, and with the hopes of his entire family riding on this one performance, Ashish carries off the solo with aplomb.

The documentary ends with him bidding 'auf wiedersehen' to his mentor, Austrian-born orchestra conductor Johannis Steinwender who is returning home. 'I'm going back to Austria and they are going back to the slums,' he remarks, promising Ashish that they will meet again when he returns. The grinning boy returns to his family life, with the memory of his moment in the spotlight and his dreams of a brighter future.

Today's Gospel speaks to us of trust, and of hope. 'Do not let your hearts be troubled,' are the comforting words of Jesus. 'Trust in God still, and trust in me.' Jesus is going away but he will return. As well as trusting in Jesus, the disciples must trust in themselves and their experience of Jesus. In spite of Thomas and Philip's questions, they already know the way to the Father, because Jesus is the way. They have already seen the Father, because he is in Jesus. And if they truly believe they will perform 'even greater works' than Jesus himself. All it takes is faith!