Reflection for SATURDAY, 3rd Week of Easter.

By

 Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Director, Social Action Movement, Don Bosco Bidar 

 Reflective reading the Word of God

 John 6:60-69


Who shall we go to? You are the Holy One of God

After hearing his doctrine many of the followers of Jesus said, ‘This is intolerable language. How could anyone accept it?’ Jesus was aware that his followers were complaining about it and said, ‘Does this upset you? What if you should see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before?

‘It is the spirit that gives life,

the flesh has nothing to offer.

The words I have spoken to you are spirit

and they are life.

‘But there are some of you who do not believe.’ For Jesus knew from the outset those who did not believe, and who it was that would betray him. He went on, ‘This is why I told you that no one could come to me unless the Father allows him.’ After this, many of his disciples left him and stopped going with him.

  Then Jesus said to the Twelve, ‘What about you, do you want to go away too?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘Lord, who shall we go to? You have the message of eternal life, and we believe; we know that you are the Holy One of God.’

 Reflection on the Readings 

To be spoilt for choice may initially sounds like exciting.

There will be many options and we can compare one with the other.

It is like going to a computer shop and looking at the number of laptops on display and we can browse from one model to the other.

But in the end, if we can only choose to buy one, then no matter how many choices there are, no matter how many options there are, then it is “Yes” to one and “No” to the rest.

So, in being spoilt for choice, we may end up wasting more time, getting distracted from what we really need, losing focus on what we really want and even being unhappy with the one that we eventually choose.

When it comes to putting our faith in Jesus, then we also know that we must believe and trust in Him alone.

But the gospel said that many of the followers of Jesus could not accept what Jesus said and thought that it was intolerable language and they stopped going with Him.

But when Peter and the apostles had to make choice, Peter said this, which we must always remember:

Lord, who shall we go to? You have the message of eternal life, and we believe; we know that you are the Holy One of God.

May Jesus be our only choice. The other options are not worth it.


           GOD BLESS YOU

Good morning. Have a nice day.

Happy feast of St. Catherine of Siena.