| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Wednesday in the Octave of Easter (Divine Mercy Novena Day 6) | ||
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Luke 24:35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
I think that we are too ready to discount that God works through the bread of Holy Communion. We tend to relegate it to a simple memorial that “reminds” us of Jesus’ suffering. But here in this famous account more than a reminder is evident. They are miraculously enlightened. They were prevented from knowing that it was Jesus they were speaking with until he broke the bread. Now, it was more than just breaking the bread. He walked with them and opened the scriptures to them and then he broke the bread. But the scriptures claim that it was in the breaking of the bread that he was revealed to them.
Jesus says that unless we eat his flesh and drink his blood we have no life in us. But if we eat his flesh and drink his blood he will raise us up on the last day.
Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to truly believe that you are the creator and sustainer of life and all creation. Help me not to fall into the earthly mindset that must have all things explained before I will allow myself to believe.
Amen
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