Week 13 - The Journey Day 6
"Amen, I say to you, I shall not drink again the fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." Mark 14:25
Jesus has spent His life fulfilling His mission of living the word of God, He is the Gospels. He has prepared His last meal and has received food for the Journey. On the other side is His new covenant and eternal life for all who believe in Him. I pondered this valley of tears this morning, the life that we each have that comes with it's joys and it's tears. I pondered the mystery of the assumption of Mary, the feast day we celebrate today, August 15.
Jesus left us His flesh and His blood that in our joys and our trials we may endure this valley of tears. We may taste a little bit of Heaven on this side of it, in the Eucharist. We need the same spiritual food Jesus received to live in this place. Life without Jesus isn't abundant life, it is a life without true joy, true abundance and true contentment. "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
What is Jesus saying to me? I go before you preparing the way, be attentive to my needs and share the joy that you have received. It is the new life that I speak about in My word.
Dear Father, I am overwhelmed by the mystery of life and on Your everlasting love that has perfect timing. I did not always know You until I experienced who You are, it is when I truly began to live. Show us the way to eternal life Father, open up Your word to us so we may comprehend what it is that You ask of us. Prayers for a friend going thru the valley of tears with God within him, his journey has not been easy, I pray it is fruitful. Thank You Lord for our Blessed Mother, for her Immaculate conception and her Blessed assumption into Heaven. She never tasted sin therefore she never tastes death. To God be the Glory and the Power forever and ever, Amen.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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