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God tirelessly calls each person to this mysterious encounter with Himself. Prayer unfolds throughout the whole history of salvation as a reciprocal call between God and man. Therefore, "Prayer is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God"
St. John Damascene.
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As we continue with the discourse on the mystery of the Eucharist, which is not completely understandable by us, let us be careful, because not all mysteries are worth solving. Therefore, there must be a better way to understand what Jesus is trying to say, and this understanding must occur through faith. Because as we accept the Eucharist, which is the very body of Christ, we also accept his words and the truth for, Jesus, through his teaching brings to us eternal life, which will sustain us in life through the Eucharist and that ought to be good enough.
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During this week, Jesus has continued to refer to himself as the Bread of Life. Although we have a better understanding today of what this means, it still remains a mystery. Yet, for those who accept this challenge, they are not alone. Because “the relationship we have with Jesus [has been] made manifest [through] the cross. This act revealed what sort of God we worship, one who gives his flesh for the life of the world. This is the God we not only celebrate, but [also] truly encounter in the Eucharist.”[1] for Jesus gave to us through this sacrament, his Life to sustain us so that we can continue to take up the challenge of Jesus daily as we strive to live better Christian lives.
[1] http://www.word-sunday.com/Files/DailyReadings/3Easter.html#Thursday
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Jesus today reminds us that everything that the Father gives the Son will appear to him. For the Father and the Son are one in the Spirit and this is good news. Because the focus of God’s love is for us in such that Jesus will not reject anyone who comes to him. Rather those who come to Jesus receive redeeming grace, given to us by the Father through the Son, who is the bread of life, which we receive through our frequent reception of his body at every Eucharist we celebrate. Grace then received through the bread of life, gives us who properly use his grace, life, because the optimal word here points to the word ‘living.’ This is the key to any spiritual development, for it leads us away from sin and death and brings us closer to God and our salvation.
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In our gospel today, the Jews, those people Jesus is speaking to, jumped to a conclusion and clung to the idea of Mana, which fed the exiles during their forty-year journey through the desert to the promise land. It is unfortunate, that they misunderstood what Manna was, for Manna could only satisfy one’s physical hunger but nothing more. Still, they demanded a sign, which they will never see. Because, even the sign they demanded, which was standing right in front of them in Jesus who is the bread was not enough. Yet, for those who take the time to listen and make an effort to understand, much as Stephen did in our first reading, will grow in their faith and find Jesus who is the sign that gives them eternal life.
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Whenever we encounter a situation where a decision occurs, we ought to be careful, because a decision made in haste often means that one jumps to a conclusion. This often makes for good stories in books, television, and movies. That is to say, by jumping to a conclusion, often lead a person from the truth, such as the people in our gospel today who were reacting to Jesus only on the surface looking for actual bread. Yet, there is more to Jesus here, and for those who take the time to see the whole picture will find that the bread that Jesus invite us to receive is his body, which sustains us and brings us eternal life.
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As we picture the upper room, where the disciples were sitting it is understandable that they were experiencing hard emptions, anxiety, and fear or even grief, and these emotions tends to create despair. As for Jesus, as he appeared to them, he knew their state in life. It is here we see the depth of his mercy, for Jesus could have scolded them in their unbelief, but he did not as he says “Peace be with you” as he reassures them that it was he standing before them. With this. their trepidation and despair was slowly turning into joy. This is truly good news, for them as it brought to them life, that despite all that had happened, that everything would work out well for those who believe.
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John in his gospel today shows us the duality of Jesus and depth of his love for us, for prayer is important, but so is his unending care for us, because as he prayed, he must have kept an eye on his disciples as they struggled against the wind during the night. Therefore, in their need, Jesus came to his disciples to rescue them by the quickest means possible by walking on water. Yet, for salvation to occur when God offers it to us, we need to cooperate with God and his grace. For, if his disciples had not made an effort to help Jesus into the boat, salvation would not have occurred. Something to ponder as we go through life.
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With today’s gospel, we witness the wholeness of Jesus for when we encounter him, primarily in the Eucharist, he fortifies the whole person in three ways. First, he does so symbolically. In our gospel, Jesus connects the crowd that gathered around him to the past by feeding the multitude. It is through this that he reminds them of how God fed a multitude of people with Manna in Desert. Next, Jesus does so physically. In our gospel, Jesus connects the crowd that gathered around him to the present by feeding them actual food satisfying their physical hunger. Lastly, Jesus does so divinely. In our gospel, Jesus connects the crowd that gathered around him to the future by pointing this event to the final judgement at the end of time. Thus, we ought to remain always grateful, for Jesus sustains us completely in life.
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With today’s gospel, we leave Nicodemus behind as we skip over a portion of John’s gospel where John the Baptist states that Jesus must increase while he must decrease. It is here that today’s gospel begins with words that seem to reflect back to the two preceding scenes with Nicodemus, in which they point to the fact that to receive life eternal one must have Christ within them in all that they do as they go through each and every day of their lives. This is what we see in our first reading. For those who cling to God, despite the Sanhedrin’s pride, know this truth. Because, it is only through God that one finds eternal freedom, redemption, and life.
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Yesterday, Jesus in our gospel offered to Nicodemus, and to us, wisdom and truth, which is found today in the most recognizable verse found in the gospel of John: “[For,] God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” This is good news, because everything that Jesus did for us, by becoming human was for our benefit, because he taught, preached, cured and displayed for us his mercy, love, and how to be fully human so that we can be fully alive.[1] This is a wonderful gift of life, which gives us a chance to live in imitation of Jesus, which we witness in our first reading as the apostles step out of the darkness of their prison cell into the light of the temple, so that many more people can come to Jesus and gain eternal life.
[1] https://www.sacredspace.ie/scripture/john-316-21
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As we continue with the Easter season, we encounter, with Jesus, Nicodemus who sought out to gain wisdom to grow closer to God, and this is what Nicodemus received from Jesus; that is the truth. However, for Nicodemus the cost of wisdom and truth comes with a price, because to grow closer to God, means that he had to leave his privileged life as a Pharisee behind. Because with God there is no middle ground. Either one is with God gaining eternal salvation or one disregards God and salvation. This is what Jesus offers Nicodemus, and for that matter us, a choice, which the early Christians choice God, for they gave up everything to the Church, which was not easy. Still in doing so, they received a great reward, for they became a community of one heart and mind all moving towards God and eternal life.
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When God created humankind, as you know, he gave to us a unique gift of free will, something he highly values; and it is something he will not take away from us. This we see in the solemnity of the Annunciation, because when he humbled himself and took on our flesh, it was important that Mary allow this to occur to her out of free will. That is God did not make a demand of her, yet because Mary is highly favored and one who is full of grace, there really could be no other answer than her fiat, that is her yes. All though this is paradoxical it is the truth lying within a mystery, for grace given to us by God, allows us to do the unexpected, grace strengthens us to do what is right, and grace helps us to grow closer to God.
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When Jesus appeared to Thomas, he knew his character and does not scold him but simply approaches him with mercy to honor his request in the same manner as he did for the other ten, so that he would come to believe. In doing so, we should be grateful for Thomas, for he helps us, not only in our belief but also in our unbelief so that we can grow in our faith and reach God. This is good news and, for he extends the same respect to all of us as well. Yet, with all this said, we must remember that Jesus expects something from us, as he did his disciples; for we must extend mercy to all we meet, no matter how we feel or how bad we are suffering in life.
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With our gospel today we are back where it all began in Galilee with his disciples, now striking out on their own, and in do so, they do it without Jesus forgetting their mission and subsequently caught nothing, not a single fish or anything else. It is only when they recognize Jesus that there mission is remembered in a miraculous catch of fish. With this encounter it allowed Jesus to remind his disciples that he came for the whole world, which the large amount of fish represents. This mission, which his disciples received, is the mission we have received through an intimate meal with each other and with Jesus through the Eucharist, which sustains us as we go about the mission of Jesus, which is to spread the good news to all we meet.
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As my growth in faith has occurred through different means of formation, from monastic formation to priestly formation and so on, I have come to believe and know that true happiness and peace is only possible, as we grow closer to God. That is to say, as the Church grew from Jesus through the guidance of the Holy Spirit so does God’s peace, which Jesus gave to his disciples in our gospel today and as such, he gives this same peace to his church, which is all of us here today. This we witness whenever we celebrate the Eucharist in which his peace occurs throughout. For his peace allows us to live together as a family and through this, we have the strength to continue to foster the mission Jesus, which he gave his apostles so that future generations will know the risen Christ, the one who gives to us happiness and peace.
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Over the last few days, we have received a spark of hope in the resurrection at the tomb of Jesus. However, as Jesus told Mary Magdalen in yesterday’s gospel, we cannot remain at the tomb but we must leave the empty tomb and this is what we do with Luke. For Luke presents to us a different resurrection story. A story we are all familiar with but how well do we understand the meaning of the story. For it is a story that we participate in daily, for the walk to Emmaus is the first celebration of the Eucharist since the last supper. Because as we celebrate it today, we first hear, the Word of God and then its explanation followed by the breaking of the bread. For through this; Jesus reveals himself to us, as he did for these two disciples, and it is through this that we gain eternal hope, for Jesus is always with us.
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When eternal hope turns to despair as it did for Mary Magdalene, we ought to look at her example because, to her credit, she never stopped searching for Jesus. For she kept looking and listening until she heard her name and in doing so, she found her Lord and hope, that little spark of life that gave her a renewed meaning yet at a cost. Because, even now with Jesus found, Jesus makes a request of Mary that will allow her faith to grow further; that is she must now trust Jesus and do what he asks, and for her that is to announce the Good News, that Jesus was alive. It is here that her hope turns to action, which she carries out so that the world would know what she found on that resurrection morning.
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