“RISEN WITH CHRIST”
Easter Reflections
Tuesday, 2nd May 2017,
Third Week of Easter
Acts 7:51-8:1;
Ps 31:3-4,6-8,17,21 (R. 6);
Jn 6:30-35.
Today, Jesus uses natural hunger and thirst to teach us that we long to be satisfied spiritually. And there is only one way to satiate these spiritual longings...through Him.
We regularly get hungry and thirsty. We eat and drink, but several hours later we hunger and thirst again. This is a cycle we cannot avoid. Our body continually craves food and drink. The same is true on a spiritual level. We cannot pray once and satisfy our spiritual longings forever. We cannot simply believe in Jesus and then be satisfied forever. This is because prayer and unity with Jesus is something that must take place daily throughout your day.
The Eucharist, the “bread of life” offers satisfaction of our hunger and thirst. The Eucharist is a gift that we must continually consume and long for. The fact that we must continually go to Mass and receive the Eucharist tells us that our Christian life is not something that can be fulfilled once. Rather, it’s something that needs daily nourishment and fulfillment.
Loving Jesus and following Him is a decision that must be renewed not only each day, it must also be renewed throughout your day. It must be renewed as often as you become physically hungry and thirsty. Jesus is the true Bread of Life and your true Spiritual Drink. He is what you are made for. Let Him satisfy your deepest desires in life!
Prayer: Lord, I do long for You. I long to be satisfied. Help me to turn to You at all times and in all things. Help me to always remember that You are what I need and You alone satisfy. Jesus, I trust in You. Amen
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