Reflection for THURSDAY, 3rd Week of Easter.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Gospel Verses
John 6:47-51
Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
Today's Reflection
Mornings are usually rush-hour for most of us. There are so many things to be done in so short a time.
Yet mornings are also a beautiful time if we just take a moment to reflect.
Night is giving way to the light, and everything is cranking up and coming to life.
Yet there is so much of unseen power that is working non-stop, even during the night.
For one, there is the power of the air-waves which we get to hear on the radio and our mobile phones, etc.
In the gospel, Jesus speaks of an awesome and immense power.
It is the power of God that draws the hearts of people to Himself.
For Jesus said: No one can come to me unless he is drawn by the Father who sent me.
It was the same power that drew the eunuch to be baptized, as we heard in the 1st reading.
The power of the love of God can soften and open hearts, even the most hardened and obstinate.
Because it is a power that is filled with love.
In our busyness and haste, let us be aware of this power of God's love that wants to fill our hearts.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice safe day