The religious leaders surrounding
Stephen today only see and hear what they want to see and hear. They miss the
very gift from God that Stephen brings to them, the very gift of God that
Stephen is. They miss a chance to grow, to see and hear thing differently. They
have already decided who and what Stephen is thus God has no chance.
The people following after Jesus
in today’s Gospel are caught up in the miracles that Jesus has performed. They
are not listening to his words, they are not open to the presence of God, they
want more miraculous things. Jesus reminds them that in order for good things
to happen they have to be open to the gift and presence of God in their lives.
That they have to believe not in what they see and hear but in the presence of
Jesus in their lives!
Often we only see and hear what
we want. God can be speaking to us, calling us down a new path but we miss it.
Today let us open our eyes, our ears and our hearts to the many different ways
that God can be present in our lives especially those ways beyond what we want
to see and hear!
Daily Prayer: Loving God
open our minds and hearts to the gift of your presence. Helps us to see you and
hear you in every person we encounter, every experience we have, every moment
we live today. Grace us with eyes and ears that don’t just see and hear the
obvious but that are open to every way you come into our lives. Enable us to be
your Easter people of faith, hope and love today and always. Amen!
Runner’s Thought: As we
run today let us look are our run this way that everywhere we put our foot
today we will feel the presence of God. God is our friend and our closeness to
our friend God is in the placement of our foot with each stride we take during
our run. We run today knowing that God is underneath us, beside us, within us!
Happy Patriots Day and Happy Tax Day everyone!
Especially all the runner’s currently running the Boston Marathon. A special
shout out to a friend, Mark who is running today…my prayers are with him and
all the runners, may their run be a good run and safe run!
I hope everyone is having a good
start to this new week. I find myself in Mount Holly, New Jersey where I began
a mission this weekend. Sacred Heart is a prayerful parish with a lot of spirit
and enthusiasm. We had a great weekend together and this morning’s opening
mission service was well attended and spirit filled. Please keep the faith
community here at Sacred Heart and their preacher in your prayers these days.
Blessings upon everyone this week
have a great Monday and a great week. You can be assured of my prayers and
those of the faith community here at Sacred Hearts as you journey through this
week. I hope your weather is warming up and that you will have a rich and faith
filled week! Peace in Christ’s Passion and Joy in the Risen Christ…Fr. Paul
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