Today’s Thoughts: In our readings today, we see a contrast between Peter and John great faith after Pentecost and their lack of faith right after the Resurrection. Mary Magdalene and the two disciples share with them their encounters with the Risen Lord, but they don’t believe. It is only after Jesus appears to them himself and takes them to task that they believe. Perhaps our readings today make the point that faith is always an ongoing struggle. It is always a work in progress. It is never finished until we take our last breath in this life.
As we journey through this Easter Saturday, I leave you with a few Easter thoughts from some other people to reflect on as you journey in faith amid the Easter celebration… "We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor. We need to include the excluded and preach peace." (Pope Francis) “Everywhere I looked, hope existed - but only as some kind of green shoot in the midst of struggle. It was a theological concept, not a spiritual practice. Hope, I began to realize, was not a state of life. It was at best a gift of life.” (Sr. Joan D. Chittister, O.S.B.) "To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others." (St. John Paul II) “Totally love Him who gave Himself totally out of love for you.” (St. Clare of Assisi) "Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it." (St. John Paul II) “My strength returns to me with my cup of coffee and the reading of the psalms.” (Dorothy Day) "Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do." (St. John XXIII) “Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant ones, count as nothing.” (St. Thérèse de Lisieux) "See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little." (St. John XXIII) Have a blessed, holy, safe and healthy Saturday everyone!
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