Today’s Thoughts: Two thoughts about our readings today...
In our first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, I find it interesting how quickly things can change. Yesterday the early Church was in turmoil and under persecution, especially from Saul. Today it is at peace! The ebb and flow of life. How quickly things can change. How important it is as we journey through life to not give up when things are not going well. The challenge is to always have faith, hope and trust in the presence of God. My second thought centers on the Gospel. For a little more than a week now we have been making our way through the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel. This chapter is central to John’s revelation of the mystery of the Eucharist. In yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus declares that his flesh and blood is in the Eucharist. Today, the disciples remark that Jesus’ words are a “hard saying.” Jesus does not soften his words because he is looking for faith. Faith is trusting when we do not understand. The basis of faith is not belief in a mystery but belief in the person of Jesus. We are faced with the same challenge as the disciples. Theological mysteries have been revealed to us which we do not intellectually understand but which we accept because we trust the person of Jesus. There may be circumstances and situations in our lives which we cannot understand and for which trust in Jesus is also necessary. Just as Jesus was moving the disciples to another level of faith, so are we invited to grow in faith. In order to do so we need to ask ourselves a question. “Are we willing to trust in Jesus to take us to the next level? Jesus’ questioning of the disciples about staying or going also applies to us. Perhaps, Peter speaks for all of us, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” Perhaps put a different way, “Jesus if not you who? If not here where? If not faith in you what?” Our question for today - Are we willing to stay and let Jesus give ultimate meaning to our lives? Have a holy and blessed Saturday everyone!
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