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Written by Bobot Apit   
Monday, 13 April 2009 04:36
T he part that I “heard” the clearest this time was that related to the burning feeling inside.  It reinforced to me the notion of the divine within us all. Let us be aware of it to the depth of our souls and feel the Grace that is so generously bestowed upon us.  Only then can our actions be congruent with the authenticity of our being.

Acts 3:1-10
Psalm 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9

Luke 24:13-35 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emma'us, about seven miles from Jerusalem, (14) and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. (15) While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. (16) But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. (17) And he said to them, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still, looking sad. (18) Then one of them, named Cle'opas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" (19) And he said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God  and all the people, (20) and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. (21) But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since this happened. (22) Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning (23) and did not find his body; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. (24) Some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said; but him they did not see." (25) And he said to them, "O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! (26) Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" (27) And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.  (28) So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further, (29) but they constrained him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. (30) When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them. (31) And their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he vanished out of their sight. (32) They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the scriptures?" (33) And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them, (34) who said, "The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" (35) Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
     
     
M editation by Nancy Shirley

 
We are now basking in the afterglow of Easter.  We have struggled through Lent and have arrived at the reward.  When I read about the early disciples, I wonder how they did survive it all and understand any of it.  I’ve been through numerous Lents yet at times, it is as though each one is new and the miracle of Easter is a welcome and refreshing end.  We know the “rest of the story” yet the difficulty in reaching it sometimes amazes me.  Perhaps I’m just a slow study.  Oh, I eagerly embrace the wonder of this glorious time yet it is mind-boggling that I still have to work so hard at all that is expected of me – shouldn’t I have figured this out by now??
 
In this economic climate of struggle, we hear St. Peter’s words and are reminded of what the important things are in life.  Our healing from our ills regardless of how they present themselves is far superior to all the routine treasures of the world.  Finding peace and joy trumps everything else, always! While St. Peter performs a miracle in curing the crippled man, the greatest miracle is the outcome of faith in our lives.  Living a faith-filled life and all that it entails rewards us in ways too numerous to count. I received an e-mail not long ago that showed a man carrying a cross (amid many others also carrying crosses).  The man stopped and pleaded to God to “lighten” his cross and so he was able to cut some of it down.  This continued a few times and soon his cross was small in length.

However, when the time came to use the cross as a means over a great abyss, his cross was too short while others easily laid their crosses over the divide and passed to the other side.  Our faith that we can carry the burdens put upon us is, indeed, our saving grace.  We will make it to the other side if we continue to believe and pray.

While I’ve heard the gospel many times in my life, it struck me in a different way this time.  No doubt because of some readings and discussions I’ve been blessed to be involved in lately.  The part that I “heard” the clearest this time was that related to the burning feeling inside.  It reinforced to me the notion of the divine within us all.  As Father Dick Hauser recently pointed out at a discussion, God is not separate from us but there within us in the form of Grace waiting for us to grow aware of it.  I see it as a discovery of the authentic self – all that we are meant to be.  Believe me, I need to be the first to admit I do not always act or think as though there is anything divine as a part of me.  However, when I open myself through prayer and love, I can feel the “burn.”  I can allow that authentic self to emerge, to be the one that interacts with family and friends, colleagues and strangers.  As our gospel speaks of the disciples walking with a physical being that was, indeed, Christ, let us each day remember that we, too, walk with Him.  Let us be aware of it to the depth of our souls and feel the Grace that is so generously bestowed upon us.  Only then can our actions be congruent with the authenticity of our being.

Let us rejoice as Easter people filled with hope and blessed with Grace . . .  let every word, thought, and deed reflect our authentic self and embrace that in others.  Alleluia
     
     

Supplementary Reading
Give People Hope

I helped those without hope, and they blessed me. – Job 29:13



A reporter asked Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who led Britain during the dark moments of the Second World War, what was the greatest weapon his country possessed again the Nazi regime of Hitler. Without pausing for a moment, Churchill said, "It was what England's greatest weapon has always been—hope."

Hope is one of the most powerful and energizing words in the English language. It is something that gives us power to keep going in the toughest of times. And its power energizes us with excitement and anticipation as we look toward the future.

It's been said that a person can live forty days without food, four days without water, four minutes without air, but only four seconds without hope. If you want to help people win, then become a purveyor of hope.


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Be the supplier of hope to those you come in contact with today.

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Note:    This excerpt was taken from the  "The Maxwell Daily Reader"



    
GOD BLESS US ALL!

PRAY as if everything depended on HIM. ACT as if everything depended on YOU.
 
 


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