26 April, 2023 | Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter
Gospel : Jn 6:35-40
Jesus said to the crowds,
"I am the bread of life;
whoever comes to me will never hunger,
and whoever believes in me will never thirst.
But I told you that although you have seen me,
you do not believe.
Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,
and I will not reject anyone who comes to me,
because I came down from heaven not to do my own will
but the will of the one who sent me.
And this is the will of the one who sent me,
that I should not lose anything of what he gave me,
but that I should raise it on the last day.
For this is the will of my Father,
that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him
may have eternal life,
and I shall raise him on the last day."
Reflections
One who realises that Christ is the bread of life and comes to him will never be driven out, no matter what he may have been, his past sins, his present weakness and wretchedness. On the contrary, Christ will receive them graciously; his compassionate heart will pardon freely and give everlasting life. The only golden rule is to repent and believe. Even when at his last breath on the cross, the thief at his right repented his past by saying, “We are punished justly…” and believed him to be the Messiah as he says, “Remember me when you come into your kingdom”,(LK 23:42) is given paradise on the same day. So let the words of Jesus sink deep into our hearts and calm our troubled consciences.
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