Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
Week 2 - The Journey Day 5
"Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you." John 6:53
Jesus is responding to the Jews, He once again is challenging their way of thinking. He also challenges our way of thinking each time we go into His word and contemplate its meaning. "The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?"" John 6:52. Nicodemus asked a very similar question when it didn't go along with his way of thinking. "Nicodemus said to him, "How can a person once grown old be born again? Surely he cannot reenter his mother's womb and be born again, can he?"" John 3:4. He came to understand what Jesus was saying after he had seen Him on the cross.
This Bible verse is hard for some to comprehend for it goes against human thinking but we have examples in the Bible of believers who accepted His word and came to understand. St Paul tells us in Corinthians that he understands its meaning in words and actions. "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ." 1 Corinthians 11:1
"For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes." 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
At Mass, I am not receiving a wafer but the consecrated body blood soul and divinity of Christ. It goes against logical thinking unless your faith has been firmly planted in the Word of God. Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
Jesus is responding to the Jews, He once again is challenging their way of thinking. He also challenges our way of thinking each time we go into His word and contemplate its meaning. "The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?"" John 6:52. Nicodemus asked a very similar question when it didn't go along with his way of thinking. "Nicodemus said to him, "How can a person once grown old be born again? Surely he cannot reenter his mother's womb and be born again, can he?"" John 3:4. He came to understand what Jesus was saying after he had seen Him on the cross.
This Bible verse is hard for some to comprehend for it goes against human thinking but we have examples in the Bible of believers who accepted His word and came to understand. St Paul tells us in Corinthians that he understands its meaning in words and actions. "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ." 1 Corinthians 11:1
"For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes." 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
At Mass, I am not receiving a wafer but the consecrated body blood soul and divinity of Christ. It goes against logical thinking unless your faith has been firmly planted in the Word of God. Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
Many find this verse hard to believe, no different than in the days of Christ. Will we investigate what Jesus meant by this or will we walk away from truth. "Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, "Does this shock you? What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.". John 6:61-63
What is God saying to me? "And he said, "For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by my Father."" John 6:65
Dear Father, I thank You for the gift of freedom in Your word and the understanding that You reveal to us. We are blessed to have the desire to search You and know You beyond our human thinking. I thank You for another day at Your feet to sit and listen, to dig into Your word and allow it to penetrate my soul. I pray for all those who question what You are saying and do not take their own intellect with Your Holy Spirit to come to a deeper relationship. Thank You Father for all those who have gone before us fighting for our freedom so that we may have the right of religious freedom. I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Queen of Peace, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Protector of the Holy Family, Pray for us.
Viva Cristo Rey
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