Daily
Thoughts:
We have encountered our Gospel today a number of times throughout this Easter
Season. So I am going to return to an earlier reflection that includes two of
my favorite quotes from rather famous Jesuits.
The first was a
quote that I have always liked from Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ. –
“Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall
harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the
history of the world, man will have discovered fire.”
And the second is
a prayer written by St. Ignatius of Loyola, SJ. – “Take Lord, receive all my
liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, all that I have and
possess. You have given all to me. To you, O Lord, I return it. All is yours,
dispose of it wholly according to your will. Give me only your love and your
grace, for this is enough for me.”
In reading the
Gospel this morning these words from two great Jesuits came to mind. In the
Gospel Jesus asks Peter three times, “Do you love me?” and three times Peter
says, “Yes!” Our relationship, our friendship with God centers on love, God’s
love for us and our love for God.
This exchange
between Jesus and Peter along the shore of the Sea of Galilee after the
Resurrection puts an exclamation point of their relationship and sends Peter
out into the world to discover the energies of love, to discover fire once
again all in the service of God!
Love is only
realized, only understood in terms of action. How we live it out determines its
power and presence. If Peter loves Jesus then he must live that love out, he
must share it with the people of God and so must we!
Have a great
Friday everyone!
Daily Prayer:
Take, Lord,
receive all our liberty
Our memory,
understanding, Our entire will.
Give us only your
love and your grace, that's enough for us
Your love and
your grace are enough for us.
Take, Lord,
receive all we have and possess.
You have given
all to us, now we return it.
Take, Lord,
receive, all is yours now
Dispose of it
wholly according to your will.
(Adapted from the song
Take Lord Receive by Fr. John Foley, SJ)
A Runner’s Thoughts: Remember running is not
just conquering, hills, distance, weight, injury, illness or pain. Running is
most often conquering ourselves. We can try to do it alone but it is so much
easier when we let others journey with us and we are always at our best when we
run with God!
Daily Blessing: Friday greetings and
blessings to all! I hope your day is starting out well. It is nice to be back
home and not facing a day of meetings. I will be heading out later this morning
to celebrate mass for the faith community at the Wartburg Home but other than
that today will be a day of rest and preparation for a busy weekend and a busy
week ahead. I hope your Friday will lead to a relaxing and life giving weekend
for you.
May God bless all
of you this day with the Spirit of Love and through your work, your travels and
your interaction with others may Jesus truly know that “Yes, you do love him!”
May God’s blessings be upon your Friday and upon your celebration of Pentecost
Sunday. May you have a restful, peaceful, fun filled and Spirit filled weekend
with those who are most important to you. Peace in Christ’s Passion and Joy in
the Holy Spirit…Fr. Paul
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