Today’s Thoughts: “Do you still not understand?” The closing words by Jesus in today’s Gospel are directed at the disciples with him in the boat but they could easily be directed at us today. We just don’t seem to get it at times do we?
Jesus’ disciples didn’t seem at times to be very good at connecting the dots between Jesus’ words and actions. Jesus was always asking them if they understood and at times like the Gospel today, we hear the frustration from their lack of understanding in his voice. Even though we have the reflections and the insights of many before us we often find ourselves just like the disciples in the Gospel today. We think Jesus means one thing when it is really about something altogether different. Like the disciples we need to be reminded again just who we are as people of faith and that we are called to live lives for the glory of God. One place where we can revive our calling as people of faith is the Eucharist. Here we listen once again to the Word of God, we retell the story of Jesus and we are nourished by the gift of Eucharist and we are forgiven for those times when we fail to understand, when we fail to live out the Gospel. The Eucharist is the table that always invited us to understand, to come back, be connect even when like the disciple we just can grasp the message! As a little bonus today as Passionists we celebrate the memorial of The Prayer of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Garden. We always celebrate this memorial the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. We are asked to reflect on Luke’s version of Jesus’ time in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before his death. We are invited to reflect on this powerful time in Jesus’ life. the thought of being relieved of going through the journey to Calvary but more so the willingness to do the Father’s will not his own. It is a nice reflection to consider right before entering the journey of Lent. Are we willing in our life to do God’s will or are we going to hang on to our own? Have a blessed and holy Tuesday everyone!
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