Today's Word:
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/040214.cfm
Today’s readings focuses on Jesus the Messiah, the one who came
to redeem all from sin. The Lord answered the long-awaited prayers of
his people by sending his only Son. However, the Pharisees fail to see
God’s power to heal and restore people to wholeness of life through
Jesus Christ. They accuse him of blasphemy and condemn him. Jesus says,
“whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal
life.” The Pharisees, instead, were concerned only over the fact that it
was Saturday.
I find myself wondering when I have refused to recognize God’s mercy
and love, which never ceases for a moment, in my life because of my
pride. I’m so fixated on hearing what I want to hear that I miss God’s
voice when I’m being spoken to.
I find solace in two lines: from Isaiah’s reading “I will never
forget you” and from John’s gospel, “I cannot do anything on my own.”
When I’m drowning in my pile of homework and stressing out about
everything that needs to get done before graduation it’s easy for me to
miss God’s presence in my life. I am easily distracted and consumed by
my To-Do List that I believe God has abandoned me. Today’s readings
challenge me to take a step back and recognize that I have not been
forgotten, none of us have. The Lord is always present sharing in my joy
and pain. It is I who have to remember that “I cannot do anything on my
own.” My burden will be lighter when I share it with the Lord. We have
to fix our eyes on Jesus. We need him - his Grace - to plunge us into
the waters of prayer, of the opening of our spirit. May we be bearers of
his light.
Jennifer Monsalve
FCRH 2014
wonderful insight
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