Saturday August 24th: Blessed are the pure in heart
August 24, 2024
Monday August 26th: You blind fools!
August 26, 2024
“You, Lord, have the message of eternal life.”
John 6: 60-69
Jesus’ teaching is difficult because it is transformative. It goes against the whole grain of our formation, the culture which we have internalised. It so consumes us that it causes us to want to ‘return to our former way of life’ and not follow.
This teaching requires that I be and act counter-culture, not to stand out egotistically, but to remain in God’s presence; truly believing that Jesus’ words are spirit and life. The only way to the Father is through the Son, Jesus, gifted to us, ‘and (who) became one of us that we become like him’.
What I do to reflect and build the kingdom – reaching out to someone in physical, emotional, spiritual need; doing more than is expected in serving others; spending time with someone slow in understanding; listening with an open mind to the person with a hard luck story, loving as Jesus loved.
Lord, deepen our commitment to you and to your Word. Like Peter let us boldly proclaim, ‘You have the words of eternal life’ and live them.
