The Catholic Calendar for Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter

Scripture from Tuesday's Liturgy of the Word:
Acts 7:51--8:1
Psalm 31:3-4,6-8,17,21
John 6:30-35

A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:

When the crowd asked Jesus to give them a sign so that they might see and believe in Him, Jesus gave this reply:

“I am the bread of life;
whoever comes to me will never hunger,
and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” (Jn 6:35)

It’s strange how given such a fundamental statement it’s still a struggle for Christians to come to Jesus and really believe in Him. The greatest obstacle to a communion with Jesus is ourselves! We must set aside our vain hopes and plans so that we can come before Jesus, open and ready to do His will.

We always put conditions on Jesus’ entry into our lives. We don’t mind His help on a certain problem, but woe if He wants to enter another part of our lives!! I think one of the greatest things we can do this day is to give Jesus full permission to love us in all our complexities and to work His healing love in whatever area of our lives He wishes. If we can grow in this spirit of openness and self-offering, our lives will be full of miracles!

- Cliodhna Doyle
(clia at cliadoyle dot com)

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