DAILY THOUGHTS: Daily Thoughts

Daily Thoughts - He is Risen

"Now that very day two of them were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.

Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread." ‭‭Luke‬ ‭24‬:‭13‬-‭16‬, ‭35‬

The hidden life. How many times have we walked with Christ and not even realized He was there? Or, it is the week after Easter Sunday and we find ourselves falling back into the normal routine not seeing our resurrection.

There is a lot that can be unpacked within God's word. But for it to be real for each of us, it must be experienced, otherwise it is just a nice story that we can not identify with. Jesus is hidden within our days, walking right along side us and revealing scripture to us. The choice we have to make is to consume His body and His blood, to sit with Him and break bread.

How packed our Churches our during Easter Mass and then most go back to the norm not realizing the true presence of God in their lives. Manna from Heaven is provided each day as we sit with God as we read His word and recount our day. The hidden life of Christ is revealed to us in the simplest of acts if we recognize Him in the breaking of bread.

Come back to Mass if that isn't your norm, you will never know what God will reveal to us as He consecrates the sacred food.

Dear Father God, the desert is a dry and parched place but each morning You provide the heavenly food that feeds the soul. It is not hidden if we are in union with You. I thank You for another day to see You at work within, to listen to the stories and experience the resurrection of Christ within. Your word will not come back void and the crippled man will come to life just as Peter did as he responded to your voice. Bless this day and all it has to offer, Amen.

Mary, Queen of Heaven, Pray for us.

St Joesph, Pillar of Families, Pray for us.

St Ignatius, Pray for us.

St Patrick, Pray for us.