The Lord's Interior Beauty

        Today's Communion experience. Even though I received the Lord in the Holy Eucharist yesterday, I already missed him. I felt extra joy because we got to drink the cup also. After receiving Communion, I immersed myself in Jesus and experienced the heavenly beauty of his interior where no evil exists. How wonderful the world would be without evil! I was in heaven for a brief moment. 

Sent by God

        Today is Sunday of Divine Mercy. A Gospel reading from John 20 was read at Mass. After his Resurrection, Jesus came and stood among his disciples behind locked doors. He showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced and Jesus said to them, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." At his point, I realized that we who follow the Lord had been sent by him too. We are on an important mission, a mission to save the world for God's glory. What a privilege and honor to be so chosen! 

Bliss Is...

surrendering to the Father, surrendering to the Son, and surrendering to the Holy Spirit.  

God Speaks to All Who Listen

        At the beginning of Mass this morning, I yearned to hear whatever the Lord wished me to know; I was ready. Reading 1 came from Acts 4. After observing the boldness of Peter and John, the leaders, elders, and scribes ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John relied, "Whether it is right in the sight of God for us to obey you rather than God, you be the judges. It is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard." Father M in his homily commented that Peter and John were uneducated, ordinary men, but when they had the good news, they had to proclaim it without fear.

       Well, the Lord spoke to me, for I'd been scheduled to give a talk before a group next Saturday on how God wants to draw all to union with him through the Holy Eucharist, the central message of this blog. Thanks be to God.   

Another Look at God's Mercy

        It is difficult for people to know God, to find God, nowadays, because they were born into a world that had strayed far from God. Then the Prodigal Son parable should give us great hope and courage. In reality, no matter how much we've forgotten about God, we can still get back to him instantly if our hearts so incline ~ this is the beauty of the mercy of our heavenly Father. This good news we should let all know that God never closes the door on us, but we must at least get partway inside that door.

No More Questions

        It is time for us to trust in God and not ask him any more questions. There will always be things we do not understand even if we live a million years on earth. Therefore, be content with the knowledge of salvation from God and follow Christ faithfully through this short life, for one day we'll have the answers to all our questions.

The Ever-Present, All-Knowing Lord

        In today's Gospel reading at Mass from John 21, we heard how the resurrected Lord revealed himself to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. The disciples went fishing, but all night caught nothing. At dawn Jesus was standing on the shore, but they did not recognize him. Then Jesus asked them to cast the net over the right side of the boat; they cast it and could not pull the net in because of the number of fish. So they realized that it was the Lord.

        Two lessons I learned from this reading: (1) Jesus knows everything, so we can trust in him. He will always lead us in the right direction if we listen to him. (2) Even though we do not see or recognize him, he is present. 

God's Personal Giving

        During consecration of the bread and wine at Mass this morning, again I heard through the priest the words of Jesus at the Last Supper: "...this is my body which will be given up for you....this is the chalice of my blood...which will be poured out for you..." The words struck me ~ how personal the Lord was! And such giving! I can't possibly imagine myself giving as such. 

Sign of Ego Presence

        Impatience.        

How Holy Eucharist Assists Union

        Seeking union with Jesus is to make him No. 1 in our lives. The Holy Eucharist assists union in the following ways:

        (1) Receiving it initiates a physical union with the Lord, and this union can grow into a spiritual one.

        (2) Since the Lord is present in this Sacrament, it is a power source from which we receive the grace needed for attaining union.

        (3) The Holy Eucharist ensures the attainment of ultimate union.
        (4) Receiving the Sacrament strengthens our union with God.