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REFLECTION ON THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI includes 3-line reflection

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The Feast of Corpus Christi shows so much more than a reminder of His sacrifice for the benefit of our salvation. While this is obviously the critical aspect of His mission on earth, there is so much more here for us to contemplate and enrich our lives.

He takes the cup of redemption, through His sacrifice and in doing so provides us with an unlimited supply of grace for our own salvation. This is an invitational process that He makes clear in the Gospel today, when His followers are hungry and tired, He will let them rest and refresh them with their physical needs, through miraculous means if necessary. We can rely on Him.

However, now, the cup He offers us is one of Peace and Love, full to the brim with His love for us to celebrate any time we partake in the Eucharist, or just bask in His presence with the knowledge and wisdom of His being. Let us partake of his chalice willingly and as often as we can. It will enrich us in ways we cannot imagine and provides graces for our own eternal salvation.

Three line reflection

Take the Chalice of Peace and Love

Sip and savor each taste, moment and grace.

Fulfilling every imaginable desire with God’s presence.

REFLECTION ON THE DAILY GOSPEL 29 MAY 2013

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There is a lot to unpack in the scripture today, but perhaps His summary in the Gospel passage say it all.

“Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve
and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Becoming a servant is not just an act of servitude, but rather a way of life. Once we understand that all we do should be for his glory and with humility it causes us to change. We don’t do charitable works for our own benefit or to make ourselves “better” than the next person, but rather because it is God’s will. Doing these works of kindness with humility will eventually lead us to a new Peace and understanding of His Love for us that becomes a part of us. Haven’t you ever met someone who is so holy that you can feel it in their presence. That is our goal in being a servant, getting close enough to God that we can feel Him near us, in us, in all of our acts and words.

REFLECTION ON THE DAILY GOSPEL 28 SEPTEMBER 2012

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Peter responds with the answer that Jesus is the Messiah. This was not a concept at the time; the Jews were expecting God to return to deliver justice, but not expecting in the form of a man. Jesus warns the disciples of what is to come, and the pain He and they will go through to deliver mankind from sin. Imagine being a part of that conversation at the time of Jesus’s mission, with the apostles. Only Peter understood. We have the benefit of two thousand years of hindsight. Let us pray for others to understand, and to deepen our own faith.