Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119)
John 6:25-51 For the displaced and besieged Palestinians of Gaza who are without house or food, bread from the ‘free world’ is life giving. Not only do those living in the war zone line up for the bread being distributed by emergency food agencies who are risking their lives to dispense food, but they receive and consume every crumb of bread and every drop of soup given out. These life-giving rations stave off pangs of hunger, strengthen the people who receive them and nurture faith, hope and love. So it is with the faithful who realize that the Son of God who is the Son of Man, Jesus Christ incarnated, crucified and risen again, is the Bread of Life. We the faithful recognize that we are dis-placed spiritually in this present world, and besieged by the darkness, death and despair that lurk in the shadows of policies gone rogue and shifting social appetites and structures. When we line up at Mass to receive the Bread of Heaven, will we realize that we are receiving the very body, blood, soul and divinity, of the Redeemer of the world? Will we – will I –take time to consume the Holy Spirit of Christ with my heart, mind, soul and strength? Will I notice how Holy Communion with Christ Jesus satisfies my deepest hungers, strengthens me to follow Him and feeds my faith, hope and love towards God, others and my own self? Risen Christ, help me receive you as Bread from Heaven. Trust in the Lord, have faith, do not despair. Trust in the Lord. (Psalm 27:14) Happiness keeps you sweet. Trials keep you strong. Sorrows keep you human. Failures keep you humble. And God keeps you going. Saint Padre Pio A Blessed, Holy and Happy Easter season to you and your family. May we evermore align our hearts with the will of God, as Jesus did! Alleluia! Alleluia! Soli ad gloriam Dei Gospel Mystery of the Day on FaceBook & www.gospelmysteryoftheday.ca
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AuthorBeverly Illauq lives in Kemptville, Ontario, where she greets each morning by seeking the Gospel Mystery of the Day - the Word of the Lord for direct and practical application to the specific challenges & joys of the day. Archives
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