Bible Study: Acts 2, 36 to 41 and John
20, 11 to 18.
The saying is indeed true that evil
abounds in our society because good people are quiet. Peter was not quiet about
Jesus. He spoke boldly so much so that we read in today’s first reading, his
listeners were cut to the heart. And then, they asked him: “What must we do?”
In the end, over three thousand converts became Christians that very day.
How often do we miss opportunities of
talking about Jesus to our close relatives, our best friends and family
members, or even our business associates? There is a tendency in us to leave
Jesus out of our intimate conversations and we would rather talk about money,
food, clothing and even gossip about other people. One very popular question we
ask our friends is: “Have you eaten?” but why is that we never ask: “Have you
said your prayers today? Have you spent time with Jesus? Or Have you prayed
your rosary for today?”
Having rising with Christ, having
become new creatures with minds set on things that are above and no longer on
those below, we should overcome that shyness of bringing Jesus into our
conversations and allowing him to be the sole object of our discussion. We never
can tell whose heart will also be touched by our message. And should it happen
that those we talk to are put off by our desire to talk about Jesus, we should
not be discouraged. Even when they call us names or say we are boring, we shouldn’t
give up.
Like Mary Magdalene who went to the
tomb of Jesus to look for him, let us look for opportunities to visit and spend
time in the Blessed Sacrament. Jesus is everywhere but if we want to see him,
then our hearts must be ready in deep faith and love. Because of her encounter
with the Risen Jesus, she became an evangelist to the evangelizers. She took a
message directly from Jesus to the apostles. We too can do likewise.
Let us Pray:
Lord Jesus, may my love for you be
greater than anything else in this life and use me mightily to spread your
message of repentance to the whole world. Amen.
God bless you. Good morning. Be
Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you.
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