MANIFESTING GOD IN OUR LIVES! ~ CookingFood.Org

“RISEN WITH CHRIST”

Easter Reflections

Saturday, 13th May 2017.

Fourth Week of Easter

Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima

Acts 13:44-52;

Ps 98:1-4 (R. 3);

Jn 14:7-14.

MANIFESTING GOD IN OUR LIVES!

Many a times, we are unaware of how God acts and reveals himself in our lives just as Philip, who demands to see the Father. Has was in front of Jesus, the Almighty he is searching for. So too in our lives, God can be hidden under our illusions and appearances. We too, often search for God and later realize that Jesus is in front of us.

Paul and Barnabas understood the true identity of Jesus and proclaimed him courageously to the gentile nations notwithstanding the persecutions. If we call ourselves Christians, Christ must be manifest in us. If to see Jesus is to see God the Father then hopefully and prayerfully, to see us is to see Jesus too.

John’s Gospel is filled with this language as a way of highlighting their perfect unity. How wonderful it is to be able to say that WE also do not speak on our own but that the Father speaks through us. This should be our constant goal. If we speak words to others on our own, relying upon our own wisdom and insights, then we must also humbly admit that our words will not be that powerful. If, on the other hand, we are able to speak words that have the backing of the Father, words that are spoken from His heart, then we will begin to see that those words make a true difference in the lives of others. Words matter and we should always be very careful as to what we say and how we say it. Allowing the Father to speak in and through us suddenly gives our words new conviction and power. They become words that God speaks to others and words that enable God to make a difference in their lives.

Prayer: Lord, give me Your words to speak. Help me to always turn to You in my heart in confidence so that You are the source of all truth and goodness. May that truth and goodness come forth from me each and every day. May all see You, through my life. Jesus, I trust in You. Amen.