REFLECTION FOR WEDNESDAY, 3rd Week of Easter.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
TODAY'S GOSPEL VERSES
John 6:35-40
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”
Todays Reflection
To be in a comfort zone certainly gives a nice feeling of safety and security.
It is like a nest where the nestlings are huddled together and their parents bring them food.
In the safety and security of the nest, the nestlings grow under the care of their parents.
But the day will come when the nestling must learn how to fly and that means that they have to step out of the nest.
And sometimes the parents have to push the nestlings out of the nest in order to make them learn how to fly.
For the early Church, things seemed rather peaceful until the persecution started, as was told in the 1st reading.
Suddenly, it was chaos and turmoil and everyone fled to the country districts of Judaea and Samaria.
But the good thing that came out of that terrible situation was that the early Christians went from place to place preaching the Good News.
For those who have faith in God, they see countless blessings even when their comfort and security were disturbed and broken.
May we too have that faith to know in every turmoil and tribulation, there is always God's invitation to growth and revelation.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice day.